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6. Thomas Jefferson and the Utopian Temptation
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents ix
- Preface to the Paperback Edition xi
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Introduction: 9/11 in Parallax Vision
- Introduction 1
- 1. Why the Bush Blunders? 7
- 2. Why the Imperial Overstretch? 17
- 3. Why the American Heresies? 25
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Washington’s World: The Civil Church Expectant
- Introduction 33
- 4. A Divine- Right Republic in the Family of Nations 39
- 5. Washington’s Farewell Address 46
- 6. Thomas Jefferson and the Utopian Temptation 53
- 7. John Quincy Adams and the Problem of Neighborhood 60
- 8. Manifest Destiny 71
- 9. European Revolutions and American Civil War 80
- 10. The Gilded Age: Last Years of Orthodoxy 90
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Wilson’s World: The Civil Church Militant
- Introduction 101
- 11. ¡Cuba Libre! 107
- 12. The Progressive Social Gospel 117
- 13. Benevolent Assimilation 125
- 14. Twentieth- Century Trends 130
- 15. Wilson’s War 141
- 16. Wilson’s Peace 154
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Roosevelt’s World: The Civil Church Agonistes
- Introduction 167
- 17. Modern Explosions 173
- 18. The Progressive Republican Denouement 182
- 19. Roosevelt the Isolationist 191
- 20. Roosevelt the Interventionist 200
- 21. World War II: The Great Masquerade 212
- 22. Roosevelt the Failed High Priest 224
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Kennedy’s World: The Civil Church Triumphant
- Introduction 237
- 23. The Cradles of Cold War Theology 245
- 24. High Priestly Prayers 259
- 25. Impossible Dreams 274
- 26. Age of Aquarius 291
- 27. A Purgatory in Time 305
- 28. The Power of Words 321
- Obama’s World? The Global Civil Religion Aborts 339
- Bibliographical Essay 359
- Acknowledgments 381
- Index 383
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents ix
- Preface to the Paperback Edition xi
-
Introduction: 9/11 in Parallax Vision
- Introduction 1
- 1. Why the Bush Blunders? 7
- 2. Why the Imperial Overstretch? 17
- 3. Why the American Heresies? 25
-
Washington’s World: The Civil Church Expectant
- Introduction 33
- 4. A Divine- Right Republic in the Family of Nations 39
- 5. Washington’s Farewell Address 46
- 6. Thomas Jefferson and the Utopian Temptation 53
- 7. John Quincy Adams and the Problem of Neighborhood 60
- 8. Manifest Destiny 71
- 9. European Revolutions and American Civil War 80
- 10. The Gilded Age: Last Years of Orthodoxy 90
-
Wilson’s World: The Civil Church Militant
- Introduction 101
- 11. ¡Cuba Libre! 107
- 12. The Progressive Social Gospel 117
- 13. Benevolent Assimilation 125
- 14. Twentieth- Century Trends 130
- 15. Wilson’s War 141
- 16. Wilson’s Peace 154
-
Roosevelt’s World: The Civil Church Agonistes
- Introduction 167
- 17. Modern Explosions 173
- 18. The Progressive Republican Denouement 182
- 19. Roosevelt the Isolationist 191
- 20. Roosevelt the Interventionist 200
- 21. World War II: The Great Masquerade 212
- 22. Roosevelt the Failed High Priest 224
-
Kennedy’s World: The Civil Church Triumphant
- Introduction 237
- 23. The Cradles of Cold War Theology 245
- 24. High Priestly Prayers 259
- 25. Impossible Dreams 274
- 26. Age of Aquarius 291
- 27. A Purgatory in Time 305
- 28. The Power of Words 321
- Obama’s World? The Global Civil Religion Aborts 339
- Bibliographical Essay 359
- Acknowledgments 381
- Index 383