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Civil Religion Today (häftad, eng)
Moves the discussion of American civil religion into the twenty-first century Civil Religion, a term made popular by sociologist Robert Bell...
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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 application among academics and journalists.
Bellah used civil religion to make sense of the turmoil of the 1960s, especially moral debates provoked by the Vietnam War. Now, a half-century later, American society is again riven by conflict over immigration, economic inequality, racial oppression, and “culture wars” issues.
Is Bellah's hopeful assessment still useful for understanding contemporary America? If not, how should we think of it differently?Civil Religion Today reassesses the term to take stock of its usefulness after fifty years of engagement in the field. Looking both at the concept and at ground-level studies of how we might find civil religion in practice, this book aims to push the conversation forward, considering how and in what ways it is helpful in our current social and political context, evaluating which parts are worth keeping, which can be reformulated, and which can now be usefully discarded.
It suggests we go “beyond Bellah” in theory and practice, thinking about American society in a new century.
Bellah used civil religion to make sense of the turmoil of the 1960s, especially moral debates provoked by the Vietnam War. Now, a half-century later, American society is again riven by conflict over immigration, economic inequality, racial oppression, and “culture wars” issues.
Is Bellah's hopeful assessment still useful for understanding contemporary America? If not, how should we think of it differently?Civil Religion Today reassesses the term to take stock of its usefulness after fifty years of engagement in the field. Looking both at the concept and at ground-level studies of how we might find civil religion in practice, this book aims to push the conversation forward, considering how and in what ways it is helpful in our current social and political context, evaluating which parts are worth keeping, which can be reformulated, and which can now be usefully discarded.
It suggests we go “beyond Bellah” in theory and practice, thinking about American society in a new century.
Format | Häftad |
Omfång | 240 sidor |
Språk | Engelska |
Förlag | New York University Press |
Utgivningsdatum | 2021-10-26 |
ISBN | 9781479809851 |
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- Häftad, 240, Engelska, New York University Press, 2021-10-26, 9781479809851
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Specifikation
Böcker
- Format Häftad
- Antal sidor 240
- Språk Engelska
- Förlag New York University Press
- Utgivningsdatum 2021-10-26
- ISBN 9781479809851