Civil Religion Today

Religion and the American Nation in the Twenty-First Century
Herausgeber: Goff, Philip; Williams, Rhys H.; Haberski Jr., Raymond

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"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"--

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: New York University Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 150mm x 230mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 372g
• ISBN-13: 9781479809851
• ISBN-10: 1479809853
• Artikelnr.: 61487980

Autorenporträt

Rhys H. Williams (Editor) Rhys Williams is Professor of Sociology and Department Chair Director of the McNamara Center for the Social Study of Religion at Loyola University Chicago. He is coauthor or editor of three books, including Civil Religion Today: Religion and the American Nation in the Twenty-First Century (NYU Press, 2021), The Urban Church Imagined: Religion, Race, and Authenticity in the City (New York University Press, 2017) and Religion and Progressive Activism: New Stories about Faith and Politics (New York University Press, 2017). Raymond Haberski Jr. (Editor) Raymond J. Haberski, Jr. is Professor of History and American Studies at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Philip Goff (Editor) Philip Goff is Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture and Chancellor's Professor of American Studies and Religious Studies at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.