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Empire of sacrifice : the religious origins of American violence /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pahl, Jon, 1958-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; London : New York University Press, [2010]
Subjects:
Sacrifice > Social aspects > United States.
Violence > United States.
Violence > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Christianity and culture > United States.
United States > Church history.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : blessed brutalities
  • Rethinking violence and religion in America
  • Sacrificing youth : from Reefer Madness to Hostel
  • Sacrificing race : "the slaveholding religion" from Jarena Lee to Spike Lee
  • Sacrificing gender : from "Republican mothers" to defense of marriage acts
  • Sacrificing humans.