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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewHijacking History is an ambitious project that covers a vast amount of historical content while staying grounded in contemporary issues. At the end of each chapter, Wellman concisely connects the historical narratives presented in the textbooks to modern policy debate. While her expertise shines through her analysis, she writes in language accessible to those without a history or religious studies background. Her close readings and conclusions are concise, insightful and often sobering. * Church and State *
Hijacking History is essential reading for those invested in understanding the culture and politics of conservative white evangelicals. In this meticulously documented and at times chilling account, Kathleen Wellman examines the historical narratives that have shaped the values of generations of Americans, with profound consequences for our nation's democratic norms and institutions. * Kristin Kobes Du Mez, author of Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation *
Many conservative Christians are taught a distorted view of the past, one which inevitably distorts their view of the present, and their own place in it. Kathleen Wellman's Hijacking History provides a timely examination of this vitally important problem. * Kevin M. Kruse, author of One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America *
This alarming, even hair-raising book is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the potentially catastrophic consequences of our current cultural and political divisions. Kathleen Wellman offers a meticulous and fair-minded evaluation of the ways the Christian right teaches American and world history. The picture she draws should compel anyone interested in historical truth to get involved in fighting the increasing proliferation of these distortions and deformities. The American republic is at stake. * Lynn Hunt, author of History: Why It Matters *
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Why This Book? Chapter One: The Publishers and Their Books Chapter Two: What Christianity? Chapter Three: What is History? Chapter Four: The Beginning of History Chapter Five: Misguided Ancients Chapter Six: Medieval Darkness, a Dim Renaissance Chapter Seven: The Triumph of Protestant Truth Chapter Eight: The Fruits of the Reformation Chapter Nine: What Reason Wrought Chapter Ten:
