Religion And The American Nation
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Religion And The American Nation
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Author : John Frederick Wilson
language : en
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 2003
Religion And The American Nation written by John Frederick Wilson and has been published by University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
This lively survey ranges across several centuries of change in the ways historians have thought and written about religion in America. In particular, John F. Wilson is concerned with how historians have perceived religion's relationship to the political organization of our country. He begins by establishing the genesis of religion as a specialized area of American history in the nineteenth century, and then discusses religious history's development through the early 1970s. Along the way he considers topics ranging from the "long shadow" the Puritans have cast over our comprehension of religion in American history to the ascendancy of such institutions as the University of Chicago as systematizing forces in religious scholarship. Wilson then discusses how scholars, since the early 1970s, have sought to ground their accounts of American religious trends and events in ways that either avoid or transcend references to Puritanism. The rise of comparative religious histories, Wilson notes, has been the welcome outcome. Moving into the present, Wilson explores a range of behaviors, if not beliefs, that might be understood as religious aspects of American life, and looks at how the spiritual or religious dimensions of American cultural life have been expressed in gnosticism, the mass media, and consumerism. One commentator, Wilson notes, suggested that there are no longer any religions as such in America today, but only religious "brands." Wilson himself sees America as a place where there is room for Old World traditions and new spiritual initiatives, a modern nation remarkably hospitable to ancient preoccupations.
Civil Religion Today
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Author : Rhys H. Williams
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2021-10-26
Civil Religion Today written by Rhys H. Williams and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-26 with Political Science categories.
"An important concept that scholars have used to help understand the relationship between religion and the American nation and polity has been 'civil religion.' 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. In a period of great political polarization, considering whether there is hope for a unifying value and belief system seems more important than ever"--
A Religious History Of The American People
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Author : Sydney E. Ahlstrom
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2004-01-01
A Religious History Of The American People written by Sydney E. Ahlstrom and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-01 with Religion categories.
This classic work, winner of the 1973 National Book Award in Philosophy and Religion and Christian Century's choice as the Religious Book of the Decade (1979), is now issued with a new chapter by noted religious historian David Hall, who carries the story of American religious history forward to the present day. Praise for the earlier edition: ?An unusual and praiseworthy book. . . . It takes a modern, almost anthropological view of history, in which worship is a part of a web of culture along with play, love, dress, and language.”?B.A. Weisberger, Washington Post Book World ?The most detailed, most polished of the works in its tradition.”?Martin E. Marty, New York Times Book Review ?An intellectual delight that one does not so much read as savor.”?America ?The definitive one-volume study by the leading authority.”?Christianity Today ?No one writing or thinking hereafter about America's past will be able to ignore Ahlstrom's magisterial account of the religious element.”?American Historical Review
One Nation Under God
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Author : Marjorie B. Garber
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1999
One Nation Under God written by Marjorie B. Garber and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Art categories.
Is America a religious nation? Is it a nation of many nations? Is there an American religion? This text is a consideration of how religion manifests itself in America today.
Conceived In Doubt
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Author : Amanda Porterfield
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2012-04-23
Conceived In Doubt written by Amanda Porterfield and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-23 with History categories.
Americans have long acknowledged a deep connection between evangelical religion and democracy in the early days of the republic. This is a widely accepted narrative that is maintained as a matter of fact and tradition—and in spite of evangelicalism’s more authoritarian and reactionary aspects. In Conceived in Doubt, Amanda Porterfield challenges this standard interpretation of evangelicalism’s relation to democracy and describes the intertwined relationship between religion and partisan politics that emerged in the formative era of the early republic. In the 1790s, religious doubt became common in the young republic as the culture shifted from mere skepticism toward darker expressions of suspicion and fear. But by the end of that decade, Porterfield shows, economic instability, disruption of traditional forms of community, rampant ambition, and greed for land worked to undermine heady optimism about American political and religious independence. Evangelicals managed and manipulated doubt, reaching out to disenfranchised citizens as well as to those seeking political influence, blaming religious skeptics for immorality and social distress, and demanding affirmation of biblical authority as the foundation of the new American national identity. As the fledgling nation took shape, evangelicals organized aggressively, exploiting the fissures of partisan politics by offering a coherent hierarchy in which God was king and governance righteous. By laying out this narrative, Porterfield demolishes the idea that evangelical growth in the early republic was the cheerful product of enthusiasm for democracy, and she creates for us a very different narrative of influence and ideals in the young republic.
America S Religious History
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Author : Thomas S. Kidd
language : en
Publisher: Zondervan Academic
Release Date : 2019-11-12
America S Religious History written by Thomas S. Kidd and has been published by Zondervan Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-12 with Religion categories.
Religion, race, and American history. America's Religious History is an up-to-date, narrative-based introduction to the unique role of faith in American history. Moving beyond present-day polemics to understand the challenges and nuances of our religious past, leading historian Thomas S. Kidd interweaves religious history and key events from the larger story of American history, including: The Great Awakening The American Revolution Slavery and the Civil War Civil rights and church-state controversy Immigration, religious diversity, and the culture wars Useful for both classroom and personal study, America's Religious History provides a balanced, authoritative assessment of how faith has shaped American life and politics.
The Religion Of American Greatness
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Author : Paul D. Miller
language : en
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Release Date : 2022-07-05
The Religion Of American Greatness written by Paul D. Miller and has been published by InterVarsity Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-05 with Religion categories.
What is Christian nationalism, and how is it different from patriotism? Political theorist, veteran, and former White House staffer Paul D. Miller provides a detailed portrait of—and case against—Christian nationalism, calling for Christians to seek a healthier political witness that respects our constitutional ideals and a biblical vision of justice.
One Nation Under God
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Author : Barry Kosmin
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 1994-11-01
One Nation Under God written by Barry Kosmin and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-11-01 with Social Science categories.
Based on the most extensive survey ever conducted on religion in America, One Nation Under God delivers surprising revelations about the religious beliefs, practices, and affiliations of Americans. "These statistical findings provide rich material for interpretation of the uniquely American religious experience."--Publishers Weekly.
A New Religious America
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Author : Diana L. Eck
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
A New Religious America written by Diana L. Eck and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with United States categories.
One Nation Under God A Factual History Of America S Religious Heritage
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Author : Leon G. Stevens
language : en
Publisher: WestBow Press
Release Date : 2012-03-27
One Nation Under God A Factual History Of America S Religious Heritage written by Leon G. Stevens and has been published by WestBow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-27 with History categories.
p> One Nation under God: the Factual History of America's Religious Heritage is a study of our Founding Fathers-their beliefs, their goals and their history. It uses the direct words of the Founding Fathers from personal letters, personal Bible notes, and many more substantiated sources. The book follows the spiritual direction of our country from the time the Puritans landed in the new world up to today. Our loss of faith in God and how that loss has impacted our society is profiled. It includes quotes from some of the people that had the most influence on the growth of our once great nation and some of the people and events that have caused our nation to decline economically, socially, and morally. One Nation under God includes many landmark court cases that have affected our way of life in the way the American people can worship the Lord in public and in private. The book is a map of our rise to greatness and our decline to the potential oblivion of this once light on the hill for all the world to follow. It also is a guide on how to reclaim our greatness by turning back to God for His forgiveness and guidance. The farther away we move from God the worse our society becomes. I started writing One Nation under God setting out to prove to the country-possibly the world-that we are a Christian nation. ... One Nation Under God helps us remember who we are and what we did and thus helps preserve the American spirit. -David Barton, Historian, Author, TV Producer, founder of Wallbuilders