Religious Ideology in American Politics: A History

Religious Ideology in American Politics: A History
ISBN-10
0786453168
ISBN-13
9780786453160
Category
Religion
Pages
222
Language
English
Published
2014-01-10
Publisher
McFarland
Author
Nicole Guétin

Description

The connections between religion and political discourse in the arena of American politics are profound and longstanding. By looking at the writings of American thinkers from colonial times to the present, this work argues for the consistency and permanence of the American religious vision as it relates to political life. Ideas including Manifest Destiny, America as “God’s Country” and Americans as “God’s People” are explored within this framework, as is how these ideals of American exceptionalism and the “City on the Hill” have survived and mutated into the current U.S. political climate. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

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