Hist 2620 1st Edition Lecture 1 Outline of Last Lecture I. Course Introduction Outline of Current Lecture II. American CultureIII. American Sense of Missiona. The Puritansb. SecularizationCurrent LectureAmerican Culture-as a society the American society believes that we have the best nation-Four themes that are focused on would be: American Sense of Mission, American Imperialism, Capitalism/Consumerism and Racism/Prejudice/Ethnic HatredAmerican Sense of Mission-Thomas Paine believed that there was a need to flee from Britain in order to be the best nation (America)-The Puritans- group of people from late 1500s to early 1600s, there goal was to reform the English Church-They believed they were the chosen people to be responsible of reforming the church-they failed numerous times to change the church in England-the puritans decided to go elsewhere to make this goal come true-In 1630 they traveled across the Atlantic to form a new colony where they would havecomplete controlThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.-John Witherow gave a sermon, “A Model of Christian Charity” saying that it was essential for them to be successful in making this reformation come true- “City upon a Hill”-he also informed them that they needed to show England they can make this goal happen and the hope that everyone else will change to support this reformation as well-Secularization- to set religious values aside and focus on non-religious values such as governmentExamples:John Adams- felt the need that America should declare their independence from the British Empire; the declaration was approved on July 2, 1776Ronald Reagan- he believed it was a part of God’s plan for a piece of land (America) tobe placed on earth just do that the puritans could discover it and make their reform happen thereGeorge Bush- “U.S. is the greatest force for good in history”; he implied that if you are against us you are
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