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Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
PREFACE ix
Prologue 1
1. Jesus Is Coming 8
2. Global War and Christian Nationalism 47
3. The Birth of Fundamentalism 79
4. The Culture Wars Begin 114
5. American Education on Trial 148
6. Seeking Salvation with the GOP 178
7. The Rise of the Tyrants 207
8. Christ’s Deal versus the New Deal 232
9. Reviving American Exceptionalism 263
10. Becoming Cold Warriors for Christ 293
11. Apocalypse Now 326
Epilogue 367
Abbreviations 377
Notes 381
Acknowledgments 437
Index 441

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
PREFACE ix
Prologue 1
1. Jesus Is Coming 8
2. Global War and Christian Nationalism 47
3. The Birth of Fundamentalism 79
4. The Culture Wars Begin 114
5. American Education on Trial 148
6. Seeking Salvation with the GOP 178
7. The Rise of the Tyrants 207
8. Christ’s Deal versus the New Deal 232
9. Reviving American Exceptionalism 263
10. Becoming Cold Warriors for Christ 293
11. Apocalypse Now 326
Epilogue 367
Abbreviations 377
Notes 381
Acknowledgments 437
Index 441

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