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Civil religion today : religion and the American nation in the twenty-first century /

Moves the discussion of American civil religion into the twenty-first century Civil Religion, a term made popular by sociologist Robert Bellah a little over fifty years ago, describes how people might share in a sacred sense of their nation. While hotly debated, the idea continues to enjoy wide appl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Williams, Rhys H. (Editor ), Haberski, Raymond J., 1968- (Editor ), Goff, Philip, 1964- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2021]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction: Beyond Bellah
  • 1. The Past and Future of the American Civil Religion
  • 2. The Utilitarian Context of American Civil Religion
  • 3. Sacrifice, Service, and Civil Religion Now
  • 4. Regions and Civil Religion(s) in America
  • 5. Seeing Bellah's Civil Religion through a Black Feminist Lens
  • 6. Civil Religion and the Problem of Origins
  • 7. Uncle Sam, the Statue of Liberty, and Images of National Identity
  • 8. George Washington, Miguel Hidalgo, and Transnational Civil Religion at the U.S.- Mexico Border
  • 9. Civil Religion in Indianapolis
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Contributors
  • Index