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15 - Christian Nationalism and Millennialism in the USA

from Part III - Religious Nationalism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 May 2023

By
Angela M. Lahr
Edited by
Margo Kitts
Margo Kitts
Affiliation:
Hawai'i Pacific University, Honolulu
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Summary

Christian millennialism served as a kind of lingo through which Americans debated politics and the country’s place in the world during times of war in the USA. Focusing on the role of ecumenical Protestant millennialism, this chapter details the ways in which ideas about the end of the world, combined with contested notions about the USA’s role in divine plans, fostered Christian nationalism and American exceptionalism from the Revolution to the war on terror in the 21st century.

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millennialismChristian nationalismAmerican exceptionalism;
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The Cambridge Companion to Religion and War , pp. 314 - 331
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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