Missionaries of Republicanism : a religious history of the Mexican-American War / John C. Pinheiro.

"The term "Manifest Destiny" has traditionally been linked to U.S. westward expansion in the nineteenth century, the desire to spread republican government, and racialist theories like Anglo-Saxonism. Yet few people realize the degree to which Manifest Destiny and American republicani...

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Main Author: Pinheiro, John C.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Series:Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The rise and influence of anti-Catholicism , 1834-1844
  • Religion, race, and Texas annexation
  • Election, manifest destiny, and war
  • Religion and recruitment
  • Religion and wartime politics
  • The America soldier in Mexico
  • Protestant leaders and the war
  • Bringing about the Republican millennium.