Freedom's Holy Light: American Identity and the Future of Theology |
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Page 63
... crisis , which is only dimly grasped by the average American , who consciously or sub- consciously hopes that some new developments in technol- ogy will make the whole problem go away . The energy cri- sis has been so manipulated by the ...
... crisis , which is only dimly grasped by the average American , who consciously or sub- consciously hopes that some new developments in technol- ogy will make the whole problem go away . The energy cri- sis has been so manipulated by the ...
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... CRISIS Our third concern for an advance in American theology is the ecological crisis ; Thoreau's third category was " natural philosopher to boot . " He deliberately held back this term in his response to the scientists until he had ...
... CRISIS Our third concern for an advance in American theology is the ecological crisis ; Thoreau's third category was " natural philosopher to boot . " He deliberately held back this term in his response to the scientists until he had ...
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... crisis . With our American frontier spirit and its myth of endless resources , we treated wildlife , land , forests , racial minorities , women , and the poor with the same contempt and injustice . These attitudes run so deep that ...
... crisis . With our American frontier spirit and its myth of endless resources , we treated wildlife , land , forests , racial minorities , women , and the poor with the same contempt and injustice . These attitudes run so deep that ...
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CHAPTER 3 | 26 |
Lincoln and the Debate about Civil Religion | 41 |
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