Trump as Mirror for the Church: Death and Despair, Hope and Resurrection of the Church

The election of Donald Trump inaugurated a wave of anxiety-bordering-on-despair among various peoples hoping for another, better world. This paper considers whether Trump deserves such acclaim in the sense that Trump is at best a symptom or cipher that can be approached by heeding Martin Luther’s ob...

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Main Author: Bell, Daniel M. 1966- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2020]
In: Religions
Year: 2020, Volume: 11, Issue: 3
Further subjects:B National Study of Youth and Religion
B Donald Trump
B Stanley Hauerwas
B Andrew Bacevich
B Despair
B Jonathan Leer
B Ephraim Radner
B Hope
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