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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... writer of 1859 put special emphasis on this aspect of America's mission to the nations . He said that " now that Providence has shown how applicable this system is to the whole human family , the descen- dants of the Pilgrims should be ...
... writer of 1859 put special emphasis on this aspect of America's mission to the nations . He said that " now that Providence has shown how applicable this system is to the whole human family , the descen- dants of the Pilgrims should be ...
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... writer insists that although people claim the existence of many different religions , there is and can be but one Religion . All else is but diversity of form . The eternal principles , which lie at the bottom of all religious systems ...
... writer insists that although people claim the existence of many different religions , there is and can be but one Religion . All else is but diversity of form . The eternal principles , which lie at the bottom of all religious systems ...
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... writer in the American Theological Review . And to dismiss any doubt from the minds of those who were not convinced of the benefits and necessity of missionary work , the writer adds : " let this fact stand out first , that the Son of ...
... writer in the American Theological Review . And to dismiss any doubt from the minds of those who were not convinced of the benefits and necessity of missionary work , the writer adds : " let this fact stand out first , that the Son of ...
Contents
A Place for My People | 1 |
The Star in the West | 15 |
The Prophets Progress | 27 |
Copyright | |
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