The Battle for the American Mind: A Brief History of a Nation's ThoughtThe Battle for the American Mind brings together religion, politics, economics, science, and literature to present a compelling history of the American people. In this brief and entertaining book, noted historian Carl J. Richard argues that there have been three worldviews that have dominated American thought--theism, humanism, and skepticism. Theists put their faith in God, humanists in man, and skeptics have faith in neither god nor man. Each worldview has had an epoch of domination, leading to the present "Age of Confusion" where theists, humanists, and skeptics battle one another for control of American hearts and minds. By clearly explaining what Americans believed, exploring why they did so, and showing how that impacted the nation's development, Carl J. Richard presents a unique portrait of the United States--past and present. |
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Contenido
Protestant Reformation The Crucible of American Theism | 1 |
Early American Protestantism | 23 |
The Age of Humanism | 67 |
The Rise of Modern Humanism | 69 |
The Origins and Varieties of Republicanism | 107 |
Economic Theories | 147 |
Revivalism Reform and Romanticism in the Antebellum Period | 181 |
The Age of Skepticism | 231 |
The Rise of Modern Skepticism | 233 |
Pragmatism | 275 |
The Age of Confusion | 305 |
American Thought since World War II | 307 |
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Index | 343 |
About the Author | 348 |
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The Battle for the American Mind: A Brief History of a Nation's Thought Carl J. Richard Vista previa limitada - 2006 |
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| Título | The Battle for the American Mind: A Brief History of a Nation's Thought G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series |
| Autor | Carl J. Richard |
| Editor | Rowman & Littlefield, 2004 |
| ISBN | 0742534359, 9780742534353 |
| Largo | 357 páginas |
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