Heathen - Religion and Race in American History

American ideas about race owe much to the notion of an undifferentiated "heathen world" held together by its need of assistance. This religious notion shaped American racial governance and undergirds American exceptionalism, even as purported heathens have drawn on their characterization as such to push back against this national myth.

About the author

Kathryn Gin Lum is a historian of religion and race in America and the author of Damned Nation: Hell in America from the Revolution to Reconstruction. Her writing has appeared in the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and Christian Century. She is Professor of Religious Studies in collaboration with the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity at Stanford University.

Summary

American ideas about race owe much to the notion of an undifferentiated “heathen world” held together by its need of assistance. This religious notion shaped American racial governance and undergirds American exceptionalism, even as purported heathens have drawn on their characterization as such to push back against this national myth.

Product details

• Authors: Kathryn Gin Lum, Gin Lum Kathryn
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9780674976771
• ISBN: 978-0-674-97677-1
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Philanthropy & Charity, HISTORY / World, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Volunteer Work, Christianity, General & world history, History of Religion, General and world history, History of the Americas, Charities, Voluntary Services & Philanthropy, Charities, voluntary services and philanthropy