This passionate and powerfully argued book takes its title from President Bush's inaugural speech; when he quoted 18C statesman John Page; who enquired if it were not 'an angel who directed the storm' within which America came into being. Michael Northcott appraises two visions of religious freedom: the apocalyptic vision of George W. Bush and the Christian conservatives who back his policies; particularly in relation to Iraq and the so-called war on terror; and the peaceable vision of a Christian majority elsewhere who resist what they view as American neo-imperialism with an overlay of Christian apocalyptic rhetoric. Northcott suggests that Americans urgently need to recover a Christian critique of 'Empire' if their religion is to avoid the charge of idolatry.
#980434 in Books Pearson 2007-08-27Ingredients: Example IngredientsOriginal language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.10 x .70 x 6.30l; 1.08 #File Name: 0321414861336 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Eye opening read!By DankeenmanGood read.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy KmkRequired reading for a class. As described.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great bookBy SEWGUEPHYThis was a required book for one of my history classes. Although there were only a few chapters that we actually were assigned to read; I ended up reading the whole book cover to cover. I think this should be a must read for all high school kids to read. It shows just how far women have come in the last 2 centuries.
