Militant Christianity : an anthropological history
Militant Christianity has an extensive history, tracing from Indo-European conquests in the Bronze Age, four thousand years ago, to the AD 312 victory of the ruthless Roman emperor Constantine, and beyond. Indo-Europeans' ethos of war as the natural human condition and glorifying battle persisted through the Protestant Reformation, colonization of America, capitalist industrialization and today's 'marketing era' promoting competition. The book is written as a lively chronicle making clear the astounding power of the ancient cultural tradition embedding our language, and the real battle we face to contain this 'Christian' jihad
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Cultural traditions
The pagan Christian icon
Indo-European Christianity: the foundation
Europe's pagan Christianity
Protestantism fits the state
Capitalism
Antebellum America
Manifest destiny
Hegemony through philanthropy
Secularism threatens
Assault on the secular nation
Interlocking directorates: business and politics
Fortifying the home front
Evolving tradition, resilient backlash
Conclusion: the culture of militant Christianity
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