Exodus and liberation: deliverance politics from John Calvin to Martin Luther King Jr.
Introduction : "Biblical traditions that call for liberation" -- "The only parallel" : the Puritan revolution as England's exodus -- "God's favourite people" : the revolutions of 1688 and 1776 -- "Pretended votaries of freedom" : the rise of Protesta...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Oxford New York
Oxford University Press
2014
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| In: | Year: 2014 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Coffey, John, Exodus and Liberation: Deliverance Politics from John Calvin to Martin Luther King Jr] (2014) (Balserak, Jon)
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| Further subjects: | B
Liberty
Religious aspects
Christianity
Criticism, interpretation, etc
History
B Christianity and politics History B Exodus, The B Christianity and politics B Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc Bible B Liberty Religious aspects Christianity History |
| Summary: | Introduction : "Biblical traditions that call for liberation" -- "The only parallel" : the Puritan revolution as England's exodus -- "God's favourite people" : the revolutions of 1688 and 1776 -- "Pretended votaries of freedom" : the rise of Protestant antislavery to 1807 -- "Yours for the jubilee" : the abolitionists' scriptural imagination, 1808-1865 -- "When Israel was in Egyptland" : black exodus politics, 1808-1865 -- "I have seen the promised land" : the persistence of deliverance politics, 1865-2008 -- Conclusion : sacred texts, godly readers, and historical change |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-286) and index |
| Physical Description: | XI, 301 S., Ill., 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 0199334226 |