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... history . Enlightenment religion would be reinforced by a new biblical emphasis . As Richard Nie- buhr [ 1959 ] has shown in his classic Kingdom of God in America , this new evangelicalism placed its emphasis upon Christ.
... history . Enlightenment religion would be reinforced by a new biblical emphasis . As Richard Nie- buhr [ 1959 ] has shown in his classic Kingdom of God in America , this new evangelicalism placed its emphasis upon Christ.
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... classic sermon of John Winthrop to his fellow colonists in 1630 just prior to landing . It un- derscores the communal ethic of Puritanism before it was dissolved into Yankee individualism . Its obvious consecra- tion to service is still ...
... classic sermon of John Winthrop to his fellow colonists in 1630 just prior to landing . It un- derscores the communal ethic of Puritanism before it was dissolved into Yankee individualism . Its obvious consecra- tion to service is still ...
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... and in terms of certain classic doctrines of the Christian tradition , particularly the understanding of sin , judgment , Secularism Challenges Neoorthodoxy 97 and atonement . The liberal theologians 96 The Future of American Theology.
... and in terms of certain classic doctrines of the Christian tradition , particularly the understanding of sin , judgment , Secularism Challenges Neoorthodoxy 97 and atonement . The liberal theologians 96 The Future of American Theology.
Contents
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CHAPTER 3 | 26 |
Lincoln and the Debate about Civil Religion | 41 |
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