Living in the Shadow of the Cross by Kivel, Paul -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. What Is Christian Hegemony? 2. Manifestations of Christian Hegemony

Language Names Symbols Original Christians The Other Credibility Exotic and Erotic Privilege Christian Holiday Cycle

New Year’s Eve Washington’s Birthday/Presidents’ Day St. Valentine’s Day Good Friday/Easter Mother’s Day Independence Day/The Fourth of July Columbus Day Halloween Thanksgiving Christmas

3. Key Christian Concepts

Dualism

Qualities

The Cosmic Battle: Good and Evil Love Within Hierarchy Sinners Need Salvation One Truth, One Way to God Temporal Focus Dominion Over Nature Challenging Dominant Concepts

4. The Way We Think

Our Bodies and Feelings Are Sinful Judgment Salvation Purity Christian Narratives

Conversion Narrative The Jeremiad Captivity Narrative We Need a Savior

Charity History Apocalypse Fear and Hope Science and Technology The Economy The Criminal Legal System Education The Body, Desire and Disability Doctrine of Discovery How Do These Christian Ideas Manifest in Our Lives?

5. Origins and History

The Papal Reformation The Crusades The Inquisitions Witch Hunts The Protestant Reformation Colonization: Crusades in the New World Missionaries Spreading the Word Manifest Destiny Slavery and Its Legacy The Jewish Holocaust

6. Public Policy

US Foreign Policy

Us and Them Manifest Destiny and War International Influence Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) and Faith-based Funding Christian Zionism

US Domestic Policy

Political Involvement Worker’s Rights Religious Immunity from Prosecution Tax Breaks Faith-based Initiatives Proselytizing Islamophobia as Public Policy Health Care Abstinence vs Harm Reduction The War Against Women Marriage Domestic Violence Parenting Education Environmental Issues

Seeing Through and Beyond Christian Frameworks

7. Resistance

Christian Resistance Resistance Outside of Christianity Talking About Christian Hegemony Allies, Collaborators and Agents For the Long Haul

Appendix: Guidelines for Christian Allies Glossary Endnotes Bibliography Resources on Christian Hegemony and Resistance Index About the Author

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