Author : Rhys H. Williams
Release : 2021-10-26
Genre : Political Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 853/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Civil Religion Today by : Rhys H. Williams
Download or read book Civil Religion Today written by Rhys H. Williams. This book was released on 2021-10-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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"--