A groundbreaking new look at the story of AmericaAt the heart of the nation's spiritual history are audacious and often violent scenes. But the Puritans and the shining city on the hill give us just one way to understand the United States. Rather than recite American history from a Christian vantage point; Peter Manseau proves that what really happened is worth a close; fresh look. Thomas Jefferson himself collected books on all religions and required that the brand new Library of Congress take his books; since Americans needed to consider the "twenty gods or no god" he famously noted were revered by his neighbors. Looking at the Americans who believed in these gods; Manseau fills in America's story of itself; from the persecuted "witches" at Salem and who they really were; to the persecuted Buddhists in WWII California; from spirituality and cults in the '60s to the recent presidential election where both candidates were for the first time non-traditional Christians.One Nation; Under Gods shows how much more there is to the history we tell ourselves; right back to the country's earliest days. Dazzling in its scope and sweep; it is an American history unlike any you've read.
#483297 in Books Bedford/St. Martin's 2013-01-17Ingredients: Example IngredientsOriginal language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.06 x .84 x 6.41l; 1.64 #File Name: 031267273X656 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good book so far!By GmaKiyaRenting this book for school. Very interesting to read. I am really liking it so far. I am only a couple of chapters in but it is fun to learn how things were back then.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy emeka-okekeDiscussed events; culture; politics; religion and women of both classical and medieval periods in a simple but interesting way0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Customerstill really new.
