Freedom's Holy Light: American Identity and the Future of Theology |
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... experience . H. Richard Niebuhr of Yale found his category in his classic The Kingdom of God in America [ 1959 ] . Since it was first published in 1937 his thesis has influenced nearly every major work on Ameri- can religious history ...
... experience . H. Richard Niebuhr of Yale found his category in his classic The Kingdom of God in America [ 1959 ] . Since it was first published in 1937 his thesis has influenced nearly every major work on Ameri- can religious history ...
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... experience that are central for any development in contemporary American theology . First , there is the widespread interest in mysticism , parti- cularly among the young . This hunger may also be defined as a longing for authentic ...
... experience that are central for any development in contemporary American theology . First , there is the widespread interest in mysticism , parti- cularly among the young . This hunger may also be defined as a longing for authentic ...
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... experience . As a su- perb literary craftsman he keeps reworking the materials until the finished product seems to call more for analysis in terms of aesthetic criteria than of the simple “ givenness ” of mystical experience . The ...
... experience . As a su- perb literary craftsman he keeps reworking the materials until the finished product seems to call more for analysis in terms of aesthetic criteria than of the simple “ givenness ” of mystical experience . The ...
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Lincoln and the Debate about Civil Religion | 41 |
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