God's New Israel: Religious Interpretations of American DestinyThe belief that America has been providentially chosen for a special destiny has deep roots in the country's past. As both a stimulus of creative American energy and a source of American self righteousness, this notion has long served as a motivating national mythology. God's New Israel is a collection of thirty one readings that trace the theme of American destiny under God through major developments in U. S. history. First published in 1971 and now