Islam and Arabs in Early American Thought: Roots of Orientalism in AmericaThis book chronicles the dreams, illusions and aspirations of American missionaries, world travellers and national leaders, from colonial times forward, as they sought to establish "an American Israel" in the Holy Land. In their dispositions the reader can glimpse the battleground for Christian Americans and Middle Eastern Moslems in succeeding centuries. The author brings insights from his own religious roots to complement his grasp of the American phenomena which produced Orientalism. He traces the fundamentalist movements and national philosophies which influenced Americans to view themselves as the "Chosen People" and to extend their missionary resolves to the policy of "Manifest Destiny." Thus the future of American-Arab relations in the Middle East was set upon antithetical paths. |
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... kingdom . It is also important because of the Puritan representation of the kingdom as a stage leading to more momentous events . The idea was recognized by William Brad- ford who , writing of the Pilgrims , said that A great hope and ...
... kingdom . It is also important because of the Puritan representation of the kingdom as a stage leading to more momentous events . The idea was recognized by William Brad- ford who , writing of the Pilgrims , said that A great hope and ...
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... kingdom on earth ' . " 28 In all of these stages , how- ever , Americans considered themselves citizens of this kingdom , favored by the Governor and partners in a great enterprise ; John Winthrop recog- nized this when he said that God ...
... kingdom on earth ' . " 28 In all of these stages , how- ever , Americans considered themselves citizens of this kingdom , favored by the Governor and partners in a great enterprise ; John Winthrop recog- nized this when he said that God ...
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... Kingdom in this newly - independent territory and to extend that Kingdom to the rest of the world . On other continents , the belief was that revolutions had been the out- come of accident - especially in Europe where sound judgment and ...
... Kingdom in this newly - independent territory and to extend that Kingdom to the rest of the world . On other continents , the belief was that revolutions had been the out- come of accident - especially in Europe where sound judgment and ...
Contents
A Place for My People | 1 |
The Star in the West | 15 |
The Prophets Progress | 27 |
Copyright | |
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