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Prodigal Nation: Moral Decline and Divine Punishment from New England to 9/11
"Original and wide-ranging, Murphy's discerning and important study is another reminder that America is 'the nation with the soul of a church.'"
- Journal of American History
"A wide-ranging and thoughtful meditation on how the theo-political stories we Americans tell ourselves resonate with and sometimes even create the communities we inhabit. This book deserves an honored place among the oeuvre of work by political scientists and historians on the jeremiad."
-- Politics and Religion
"A significant contribution to the historical account of the role of religion in American politics."
-- Perspectives on Politics
" Prodigal Nation is a careful account of how theologies function politically and deserves attention from political scientists, political theologians, American historians, and others interested in the interface of religion and culture."
-- Religious Studies Review
"This highly original and wonderfully written analysis will be invaluable to anyone interested in the meaning of America." --Harry S. Stout, author of The New England Soul and Upon the Altar of the Nation
"A brilliant analysis of the American jeremiad. Elegant, powerful, hopeful, and wise - Prodigal Nation is required reading for anyone who wishes to understand the fitful history of the American spirit." --James A. Morone, author of Hellfire Nation and The Democratic Wish
- Journal of American History
"A wide-ranging and thoughtful meditation on how the theo-political stories we Americans tell ourselves resonate with and sometimes even create the communities we inhabit. This book deserves an honored place among the oeuvre of work by political scientists and historians on the jeremiad."
-- Politics and Religion
"A significant contribution to the historical account of the role of religion in American politics."
-- Perspectives on Politics
" Prodigal Nation is a careful account of how theologies function politically and deserves attention from political scientists, political theologians, American historians, and others interested in the interface of religion and culture."
-- Religious Studies Review
"This highly original and wonderfully written analysis will be invaluable to anyone interested in the meaning of America." --Harry S. Stout, author of The New England Soul and Upon the Altar of the Nation
"A brilliant analysis of the American jeremiad. Elegant, powerful, hopeful, and wise - Prodigal Nation is required reading for anyone who wishes to understand the fitful history of the American spirit." --James A. Morone, author of Hellfire Nation and The Democratic Wish
- GenresHistory
248 pages, Hardcover
First published November 1, 2008
About the author
Andrew R. Murphy
21 books4 followersAndrew R. Murphy is Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.
He received his B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has taught at Villanova University, the University of Chicago, and Valparaiso University.
His research focuses on the interconnections between religious and political thought and practice, most particularly in England and America.
He received his B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has taught at Villanova University, the University of Chicago, and Valparaiso University.
His research focuses on the interconnections between religious and political thought and practice, most particularly in England and America.
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February 21, 2019
Excellent Treatise on American Political Thought
Professor Murphy provides an outstanding review and analysis of a little known body of American political thought--the Jeremiad. Those interested in learning the philosophical and political bases for the competing and contradictory visions of what American culture should be and why will be well served by this scholarly treatise.
Professor Murphy provides an outstanding review and analysis of a little known body of American political thought--the Jeremiad. Those interested in learning the philosophical and political bases for the competing and contradictory visions of what American culture should be and why will be well served by this scholarly treatise.
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