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The Crucified Nation: A Motif in Modern Nationalism
Alan Davies
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Description for The Crucified Nation: A Motif in Modern Nationalism
Hardback. Examines the nexus between religion and politics, considered in one of its controversial aspects. This title investigates the way in which fundamental Christian concepts are distorted and corrupted in the process, and points to the inherent dangers of this form of political self-glorification. Num Pages: 123 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1DDF; 1DFG; 1DVP; 1FBP; HRC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
This book examines the nexus between religion and politics, considered in one of its most controversial aspects. The starting point is the 2001 attack on the United States, which a Canadian commentator ingeniously described as the 'passion of America'. This designation suggested an interesting inquiry into other so-called national passions: the notion of the Christ-nation crucified by evil powers because of its higher virtue. . . . This motif is explored by analysing five modern nationalisms that have employed Christian symbolism in this manner: Poland, France, Germany, Ireland and Palestine. The author investigates the way in which fundamental Christian concepts ... Read more
This book examines the nexus between religion and politics, considered in one of its most controversial aspects. The starting point is the 2001 attack on the United States, which a Canadian commentator ingeniously described as the 'passion of America'. This designation suggested an interesting inquiry into other so-called national passions: the notion of the Christ-nation crucified by evil powers because of its higher virtue. . . . This motif is explored by analysing five modern nationalisms that have employed Christian symbolism in this manner: Poland, France, Germany, Ireland and Palestine. The author investigates the way in which fundamental Christian concepts ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
123
Condition
New
Number of Pages
123
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845192730
SKU
V9781845192730
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About Alan Davies
Alan Davies is a professor of Religion at the University of Toronto and is an ordained minister of the United Church of Canada. His other books include How Silent were the Churches? Canadian Protestantism and the Jewish Plight during the Nazi Era (WLU Press) written with Marilyn F. Nefsky, Antisemitism and the Christian Mind and Infected Christianity: A Study of ... Read more
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