Prodigal Nation

by Andrew R. Murphy

Book Overview

"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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195321286
• ISBN13: 9780195321289
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Academic
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"