Saving history: how white evangelicals tour the nation's capital and redeem a Christian America

"Millions of tourists visit Washington, D.C., every year, but for some the experience is about much more than sightseeing. Lauren R. Kerby's lively, engaging book takes readers onto tour buses and explores the world of Christian heritage tourism. These expeditions visit the same attraction...

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Autor principal: Kerby, Lauren R. (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina Press 2020
En:Año: 2020
Críticas:[Rezension von: Kerby, Lauren R., Saving history] (2021) (Manzullo-Thomas, Devin C., 1987 -)
Colección / Revista:Where religion lives
Otras palabras clave:B Evangelicalism (United States) History 21st century
B Tourism (Washington (D.C.)) Religious aspects Christianity
B Heritage Tourism (Washington (D.C.))
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Sumario:"Millions of tourists visit Washington, D.C., every year, but for some the experience is about much more than sightseeing. Lauren R. Kerby's lively, engaging book takes readers onto tour buses and explores the world of Christian heritage tourism. These expeditions visit the same attractions as their secular counterparts-Capitol Hill, the Washington Monument, the war memorials, and much more-but the white evangelicals who flock to the tours are searching for evidence that America was founded as a Christian nation"--
Notas:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1469655896