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On Christendom´s Far Shore: The United States and the Western Tradition
James Larry Hood
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Description for On Christendom´s Far Shore: The United States and the Western Tradition
Hardback. Hood explores the traditional western (Judeo-Christian) faith in God and the West's once common understanding of the natural order and the nature and destiny of man. He explains how the United States is currently caught up in a cataclysmic clash between a traditional understanding of man and a post-modern worldview. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRC; JPQ; VFV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
On Christendom’s Far Shore describes and explains American society by first illuminating its foundational stones: the traditional western (Judeo-Christian) faith in God and the West’s once common understanding of the natural order and the nature and destiny of man. It explores the biblical concepts of faith, paradox, tragedy and grace, time, gender relations, love, work, play, individual and communal responsibilities, freedom, and the Kingdom of Heaven. The book illustrates how these ideas and values underlie more specifically American values and American social and governmental patterns and structures, such as the pursuit of knowledge and wisdom, the creation of families and ... Read more
On Christendom’s Far Shore describes and explains American society by first illuminating its foundational stones: the traditional western (Judeo-Christian) faith in God and the West’s once common understanding of the natural order and the nature and destiny of man. It explores the biblical concepts of faith, paradox, tragedy and grace, time, gender relations, love, work, play, individual and communal responsibilities, freedom, and the Kingdom of Heaven. The book illustrates how these ideas and values underlie more specifically American values and American social and governmental patterns and structures, such as the pursuit of knowledge and wisdom, the creation of families and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Press of America
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
166
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761862826
SKU
V9780761862826
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About James Larry Hood
James Larry Hood graduated from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, with a BA in history and government. He received an MBA from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, and earned an MA and PhD in American history from the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. He has published several essays and books on Kentucky and American history touching on Civil War ... Read more
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