TY - GEN T1 - God's new Israel : religious interpretations of American destiny A2 - Cherry, Conrad, 1937- LA - English PP - Chapel Hill PB - University of North Carolina Press YR - 1998 ED - Rev. and updated ed. UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocm45843944 AB - The belief that America has been providentially chosen for aspecial destiny has deep roots in the country's past. As both astimulus of creative American energy and a source of Americanself-righteousness, this notion has long served as a motivatingnational mythology. God's New Israel is a collection of thirty-one readings that trace the theme of American destiny under God through major developments in U.S. history. First published in 1971 and now thoroughly updated to reflect contemporary events, it features the words of such prominent and diverse Americans. OP - 410 CN - E175.9 .G64 1998eb SN - 080786658X SN - 9780807866580 SN - 9781469616445 SN - 1469616440 SN - 0807824496 SN - 0807847542 SN - 9780807824498 SN - 9780807847541 KW - United States : History : Philosophy. KW - Political messianism : United States. KW - HISTORY : State & Local : General. KW - RELIGION : History. KW - Philosophy KW - Political messianism KW - United States KW - Messianisme. KW - History ER -