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Prodigal nation : moral decline and divine punishment from New England to 9/11

Title
Prodigal nation : moral decline and divine punishment from New England to 9/11 / Andrew R. Murphy.
Author
Murphy, Andrew R., 1967-
Publication
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

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Description
x, 232 p.; 25 cm.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-222) and index.
Contents
The American jeremiad -- Puritan New England and the foundations of the American jeremiad -- Decline, slavery, and war : the jeremiad in antebellum and Civil War America -- Taking America back : the Christian right jeremiad -- Competing jeremiads -- Constructing a usable past -- The jeremiad and the culture wars -- The past, present, and future of the American jeremiad.
Call Number
JFE 08-8129
ISBN
  • 9780195321289
  • 0195321286
LCCN
2008026673
OCLC
  • 221155181
  • vendorOCN221155181
Author
Murphy, Andrew R., 1967-
Title
Prodigal nation : moral decline and divine punishment from New England to 9/11 / Andrew R. Murphy.
Imprint
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-222) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 08-8129
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