Chosen Nations: Pursuit of the Kingdom of God and Its Influence on Democratic Values in Late Nineteenth-Century Britain and the United States

Contents

CONTENTS vii Acknowledgments 1 1. The Search for Shared Values 2. Where, When, and Who 21 The Late-Nineteenth-Century Mindset in Great Britain and the United States 3. Chosen Nations 67 Christianising the Social Order 4. Religious Liberty 113 Cracks in the Kingdom Vision 5. Social Reform 143 Pursuing the Kingdom of God 6. Political Liberty and Democracy 185 Legislating the Kingdom 215 7. Civil Religion, Then and Now 231 Bibiliography 255 Index v ...