American Civil Religion
- ISBN-10
- 0060668563
- ISBN-13
- 9780060668563
- Category
- Religion / General
- Pages
- 278
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1974
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Authors
- Donald G. Jones, Russell E. Richey
Description
American Civil Religion brings together ten distinguished scholars from a variety of disciplines to examine and discuss America's common faith.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2014-01
- 368 pages
- Paperback
- Oxford University Press
-
- 2013-11-18
- 400 pages
- Ebook
- Oxford University Press
-
- 1981
- 94 pages
- Paperback
- Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
Similar books
-
The Rhetoric of American Civil Religion: Symbols, Sinners, and Saints
By Jason A. Edwards, III, Joseph M. ValenzanoThis book examines the rhetoric of the Founding Fathers, activists, presidents, and contemporary actors who play a large role in helping to define American civil religion.
-
Perspectives on Civil Religion
By Gerald ParsonsThe book sets out to explore tensions and complexities in the relationship between the 'sacred' and the 'secular', and draws on two major case studies for in-depth illustration of key issues.
-
Civil Religion Today: Religion and the American Nation in the Twenty-First Century
By Rhys H. Williams, Raymond Haberski Jr., Philip Goff' A seminal article by Robert Bellah appeared just over fifty years ago. A multi-disciplinary array of scholars in this volume assess the concept's origins, history, and continued usefulness.
-
God and War: American Civil Religion since 1945
By Jr., Raymond HaberskiGod and War traces how three great postwar “trials”—the Cold War, the Vietnam War, and the War on Terror—have revealed the promise and perils of an American civil religion.
-
American Covenant: A History of Civil Religion from the Puritans to the Present
By Philip GorskiSecond, the republic it envisioned was a republic of the “godly,” a republic of and by the “saints.” In what sense was it “republican,” though? It was once thought that English republicanism had its beginnings in the English Civil War.
-
The Broken Covenant: American Civil Religion in Time of Trial
By Robert N. BellahThis Second Edition represents Bellah's summation of his views on civil religion in America.
-
Public Education—America's Civil Religion: A Social History
By Carl L. Bankston, Stephen J. Caldas(Thorndike, 1918, reprinted in Cohen, 1974, p. 2247) Thorndike was expressing in the language of science and systematization the Progressive belief in the transformation of Americans by means of education. (The idea that science is a ...
-
American Exceptionalism and Civil Religion: Reassessing the History of an Idea
By John D. WilseyThe idea of America's special place in history has been a guiding light for centuries. With thoughtful insight, John D. Wilsey traces the concept of exceptionalism, including its theological meaning and implications for civil religion.
-
Varieties of Civil Religion
By Robert N. Bellah, Phillip E. HammondBy examining the force of religion in politics and society, this book offers a comparative treatment that deepens the understanding of American civil religion and provides a lens for exploring civil religion in other societies, particularly ...
-
The Broken Covenant: American Civil Religion in a Time of Trial
By Robert Neelly BellahThe Broken Covenant: American Civil Religion in a Time of Trial