Myth of Christian America?

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Myth of Christian America?

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Has anyone checked out David Bercot's work on this?
Is it good? worth the price?

1. In the Beginning—A Look at the Doctrine of the Two Kingdoms
2. The Reformation vs. the Kingdom of God
3. Geneva—The Seedbed of “Christian America”
4. When Puritans Ruled
5. The English Come to America
6. The Truth About Puritan New England
7. A Different Look at the Causes of the American Revolution
8. The Real Reasons Why the Americans Won the Revolution
9. The Ones Who Suffered Because of the American Victory
10. Persecution of Kingdom Christians During the American Revolution
11. Faith of the Founding Fathers #1: George Washington
12. Faith of the Founding Fathers #2: Professing Christians
13. Faith of the Founding Fathers #3: Deists and Fence-Sitters
14. How God Was Written out of the U. S. Constitution
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Never checked it out.

But since David Bercot was brought up I would like to recommend two of his CD's that I think should be on every newcomer(or seeker)'s shelf. I was told by Mennonites to avoid his stuff until on here Ernie suggested this one: Finding Fellowship in the 21st Century https://www.scrollpublishing.com/store/ ... wship.html and it was very helpful.
And yesterday I listened to: On Being a Radical Christian https://www.scrollpublishing.com/store/product138.html which was a great reminder.
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I have listened to the series, well worth the cost in my opinion.
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Thanks for the feedback.

As far as David Bercot goes, the Mennonites I've talked to think highly of his books. I've had several interesting conversations pertaining to his writing. Particularly with a few over 60 aged Mennonites. On a strange note, I was at a Mennonite historical society archive/library and they were clueless as to who Bercot or Taylor even was. (Mennonite USA)
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Soloist wrote:Thanks for the feedback.

As far as David Bercot goes, the Mennonites I've talked to think highly of his books. I've had several interesting conversations pertaining to his writing. Particularly with a few over 60 aged Mennonites. On a strange note, I was at a Mennonite historical society archive/library and they were clueless as to who Bercot or Taylor even was. (Mennonite USA)
Was this honestly surprising to you? I assume you refer to MCUSA?
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Those men would not be as well known in less conservative settings. David Bercot is well known to Old Order people through Pathway Publishers but Dean Taylor would not be as widely known.
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Heirbyadoption wrote:as this honestly surprising to you? I assume you refer to MCUSA?

It was... That was some of the first books I ran into at a fundamental Mennonite church. I figured they had read them and discarded the arguments... at least someone who was into history that is...
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There is also a great secular author, Kevin Kruse who wrote "One Nation under God: How Corporate America Created Christian America"
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Bercot and Taylor are not ethnic Anabaptist so some liberal people aren’t interested in them. However, I have run into a fair number of more liberal minded folks who are aware of Bercot’s books; he seems to be influencing a rather broad spectrum.
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