"As debates over America's true nature and its ideal role in
international affairs saturate current public discourse,
Christopher Buck's latest scholarly contribution is both timely and
important. God and Apple Pie: Religious Myths and Visions of
America offers readers an accessible account of the ways that
America's diverse religious communities have continually revised
their understanding of America and their hopes for its future...
God and Apple Pie offers a valuable contribution to readers looking
to understand why religion matters in America and how different
American religious groups have seen their relationship with their
country. Any reader, no matter how well versed in religious
traditions, would learn a great deal by perusing its pages."--
"Reading Religion"
"Thus, the volume has clear import for theological studies and
religious studies, and is unique in that it attempts to summarize,
systematize, and synthesize the visionary and mythical examples it
deftly surveys. ... On the whole, this revised and expanded volume
is impressive for the breadth and depth it accomplishes and will be
of value to researchers, teachers, and especially general
readers."-- "Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent
Religions, Vol. 20, No. 4 (May 2017)"
"God and Apple Pie is a well-written and researched compendium of
this theme of the special role America plays in God's plan for
humanity as it appears across the spectrum of American religions,
denominational statements, and sectarian apocalyptic visions. For
this reader, one of the great values of the book is that it really
underlines the fact that wrestling with the religious 'meaning of
America' has by no means been confined to the End Times tail of
conservative Protestantism or far-right political theologies...
chapters, on Black Muslim and contemporary Islamic views, as well
as Buddhist and Baha'i visions of America, fill out this book and
are, to my knowledge, the very best sources available for
summarization of this material."--Daniel Liechty "Religion"
"On the premise that America is both 'nation and notion, ' this
project is a breath of methodological fresh air. Religious Myths
and Visions of America is a novel, imaginative, and rigorously
scholarly contribution to comparative religion, worthy of serious
attention and debate."--Prof. Todd Lawson, University of Toronto
emeritus
"This is an ambitious and unique work, covering a broad range of
religious visions of America in their global context. Buck's firm
theoretical framework and rigorous documentation make this a
significant contribution to contemporary discussions of the place,
role, and future of the diversity of religions that make up America
today."--Prof. Andrew Rippin, University of Victoria, Canada
emeritus
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