Explores the history of the myths that define American identity, the ways many Americans have absolutized those myths, and the ways African Americans and other dissenters have exposed those myths
Richard T. Hughes is a professor emeritus at both Pepperdine
University and Messiah College. He is the author, coauthor, or
editor of more than a dozen books including Illusions of Innocence:
Protestant Primitivism in America, 1630-1875 and Christian America
and the Kingdom of God.
"Hughes is a serious scholar who exposes the frequently shattering consequences of the embodiment of theses myths." Christian Century "This most timely book comes at a point where our American myths may prove more dangerous than salutary in a world which sees our political practice at odds with our civic profession. Hughes has done the nation a great service in making us see ourselves as we are and as others see us. This is one book George Bush and company should read, and fast." Peter J. Gomes, author of The Good Life: Truths That Last in Times of Need "Myths America Lives By is ferociously rational in its moral character. Hughes has written an elegant and compelling book. I am convinced that the reader will come away with a deeper appreciation of the major myths that govern our lives. Richard Hughes is a brilliant, creative, and passionate scholar." Molefi Kete Asante, author of Erasing Racism: The Social Survival of the American Nation
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