Captain America and the Crusade against Evil: The Dilemma of Zealous Nationalism
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (747 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0802828590 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 408 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Learning from History Adam D. Metz Taking a critical look at one's self in the mirror can be a difficult task, and yet that is exactly what authors Robert Jewett and John Shelton Lawrence ask the reader to do in their well-written work on the Captain America complex. Human nature has a great tendency to live in the present with a very short attention span. The current "war on terror" is a case in point. Public rhetoric in regards to the current state of affairs leads us to believe that the situation is altogether new and completely unique from anything we've ev. Book review Captain America and the Crusade against Evil: The Dilemma of Zealous Nationalism; Book ReviewExtrapolationSeptember 22, 200Book review T. bailey Captain America and the Crusade against Evil: The Dilemma of Zealous Nationalism; Book ReviewExtrapolationSeptember 22, 2004No. 3, Vol. 45; Pg. 320; ISSN: 0014-5483Kapell, MatthewAs I sit writing this, American troops remain in Afghanistan and Iraq, some of those troops have recently been implicated in the possible torture of Iraqi citizens and the President is quite sure that the decision to invade these two countries was the correct one.I believe that the President should read Captain America and the Crusade Against Evil ver. No. 3, Vol. Book review T. bailey Captain America and the Crusade against Evil: The Dilemma of Zealous Nationalism; Book ReviewExtrapolationSeptember 22, 2004No. 3, Vol. 45; Pg. 320; ISSN: 0014-5483Kapell, MatthewAs I sit writing this, American troops remain in Afghanistan and Iraq, some of those troops have recently been implicated in the possible torture of Iraqi citizens and the President is quite sure that the decision to invade these two countries was the correct one.I believe that the President should read Captain America and the Crusade Against Evil ver. 5; Pg. 320; ISSN: 001Book review T. bailey Captain America and the Crusade against Evil: The Dilemma of Zealous Nationalism; Book ReviewExtrapolationSeptember 22, 2004No. 3, Vol. 45; Pg. 320; ISSN: 0014-5483Kapell, MatthewAs I sit writing this, American troops remain in Afghanistan and Iraq, some of those troops have recently been implicated in the possible torture of Iraqi citizens and the President is quite sure that the decision to invade these two countries was the correct one.I believe that the President should read Captain America and the Crusade Against Evil ver. -5Book review T. bailey Captain America and the Crusade against Evil: The Dilemma of Zealous Nationalism; Book ReviewExtrapolationSeptember 22, 2004No. 3, Vol. 45; Pg. 320; ISSN: 0014-5483Kapell, MatthewAs I sit writing this, American troops remain in Afghanistan and Iraq, some of those troops have recently been implicated in the possible torture of Iraqi citizens and the President is quite sure that the decision to invade these two countries was the correct one.I believe that the President should read Captain America and the Crusade Against Evil ver. 83Kapell, MatthewAs I sit writing this, American troops remain in Afghanistan and Iraq, some of those troops have recently been implicated in the possible torture of Iraqi citizens and the President is quite sure that the decision to invade these two countries was the correct one.I believe that the President should read Captain America and the Crusade Against Evil ver. "Interesting thesis" according to Robert Huttmeyer. The idea of this book is that comic book superheros are an ideal character in how America solves its foreign policy crisis. The authors want to show that America feels that it has a do it alone mentality to save the world much like comic books.The authors do not say that comic books make policy, but that they reflect American thoughts regarding its place in the world.Overall, the authors present their thesis and give adequate material to back up their ideas. However, it seems at times that the superhero motif gets stretched th
As Jewett and Lawrence point out, the same biblical tradition that allows for crusading mentalities also contains a critique of zealous warfare and a profound vision of impartial justice. These crusading ideals are visible in such events as the settling of the western frontier, the World Wars, the Cold War, the Gulf War, and Americabs present war on terrorism.In exploring the tradition of "zealous nationalism," which seeks to redeem the world by destroying enemies, the authors provide a fascinating access to the inner workings of the American psyche. Combining incisive cultural analysis and keen religious insight, Robert Jewett and John Shelton Lawrence maintain that American crusading -- so powerfully embodied in popular entertainments -- ha
They analyze the phenomenon of zeal -- the term itself is the biblical and cultural counterpart of the Islamic concept of jihad -- and address such consequential topics as the conspiracy theory of evil, the problem of stereotyping enemies, the mystique of violence, the obsession with victory, and the worship of national symbols such as flags. In America, where this tradition has been popularized by superheroic entertainments, the idea of zealous war is infused with a distinctive sense of mission that draws on secular and religious images. These crusading ideals are visible in such events as the settling of the western frontier, the World Wars, the Cold War, the Gulf War, and America's present war on terrorism. This critical book, however, is also immensely constructive. Instructive, relevant, and urgent, Captain Ame
Previously he was HarryR. Kendall Senior Professor of New Testament Interpretationat Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Evanston,Illinois.. Robert Jewett is guest professor of New Testament at theUniversity of Heidelberg, Germany