American Covenant : a History of Civil Religion from the Puritans to the Present /

The long battle between exclusionary and inclusive versions of the American storyWas America founded as a Christian nation or a secular democracy? Neither, argues Philip Gorski in American Covenant. What the founders envisioned was a prophetic republic that would weave together the ethical vision of...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Gorski, Philip (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2019.
Sujets:
Civil religion > United States > History.
Religion civile > États-Unis > Histoire.
HISTORY > United States > General.
Civil religion.
Religion.
Zivilreligion
United States > Religion > History.
États-Unis > Religion > Histoire.
United States.
USA
History.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface to the Paperback Edition
  • Preface: Three Trips to Philadelphia
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction. Prophetic Republicanism as Vital Center
  • Chapter 1. The Civil Religious Tradition and Its Rivals
  • Chapter 2. The Hebraic Moment: The New England Puritans
  • Chapter 3. Hebraic Republicanism: The American Revolution
  • Chapter 4. Democratic Republicanism: The Civil War
  • Chapter 5. The Progressive Era: Empire and the Republic
  • Chapter 6. The Post-World War II Period: Jew, Protestant, Catholic
  • Chapter 7. From Reagan to Obama: Tradition Corrupted and (Almost) Recovered
  • Chapter 8. The Civil Religion: Critics and Allies
  • Conclusion. The Righteous Republic
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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