3 America the Beautiful: Of Guns, God, and Vodka

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Preface xi
4. Abbreviations and Terms xv
5. Introduction. East of Appalachia: The New Russian Turn in American Christianity 1
6. 1 Foreign Faith in a Foreign Land: A Discursive History of the Russian Orthodox Church in the United States 23
7. 2 Church of God: Traditionalism, Authenticity, and Conversion to Russian Orthodoxy in Appalachia 37
8. 3 America the Beautiful: Of Guns, God, and Vodka 64
9. 4 Port of the Tsar: Material Monarchism and the End of Days 82
10. 5 Palace of Putin: Political Ideologies in Orthodox Appalachia 107
11. 6 A People Set Apart: Intra-Community Politics and Regionalism 135
12. 7 The “Holler Feast”: Spiritual Geographies and Temporalities 161
13. Conclusion. In Soviet America, Russia Converts You 179
14. Epilogue 185
15. Acknowledgments 195
16. Notes 199
17. Bibliography 249
18. Index 275