01293nam a2200169Ia 4500008004100000020001500041020001800056041000800074050002100082100002600103245009500129260005900224300002400283505074900307650001801056650004901074250807s9999    xx            000 0 und d  a0830818774  a9780830818778  aeng  aE179 b.K25 1996  a"Keillor, Steven J. " 0aThis rebellious house : bAmerican history & the truth of Christianity/cSteven J. Keillor  a"Downers Grove, Ill. : "b"InterVarsity Press, "c1996  a368 p. b; c23 cm.  a"1492: the seven deadly sins tumble out of Europe -- Africa comes to the Americas, Christ comes to the slaves -- Born from above: Puritans, conversions, the great awakening -- Gentlemen think up a revolution, a Republic & a constitution -- Rebel, young patriarch, & go west with the country -- Great duel: North & South drop debate & take up arms -- Exodus: slaves freed, capitalism enters its promised land -- Women aim for reform & equality but end up with consumerism -- History's accelerator: America abroad, for pious & impious ends -- Getting real: the U.S. adjusts to reality to fight totalitarianism -- ""At sixes & sevens"": a revolt against realism splinters America -- Splinter-new: media-driven, networked, niched, new age America."  aChristianity.  aUnited States—History—Religious aspects.