Imagining Judeo-Christian America: religion, secularism, and the redefinition of democracy
Introduction:Dreaming America, deciphering Judeo-Christianity --The genesis of America's Judeo-Christian discourse:From Hebraic-Hellenic to Judeo-Christian : the roots of a discourse ;A Protestant nation no more : facing religious diversity between the wars ;Democracy's tradition : the eme...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago London
The University of Chicago Press
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Gaston, K. Healan, Imagining Judeo-Christian America] (2021) (Balmer, Randall Herbert, 1954 -)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Christian politics
/ Democracy
/ Religious pluralism
/ Church history studies 1900-1999
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| Further subjects: | B
Religion And Politics (United States)
History 20th century
B Democracy (United States) Religious aspects B United States Church history 20th century B Christianity and politics (United States) History 20th century B Religious Pluralism (United States) |
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| Summary: | Introduction:Dreaming America, deciphering Judeo-Christianity --The genesis of America's Judeo-Christian discourse:From Hebraic-Hellenic to Judeo-Christian : the roots of a discourse ;A Protestant nation no more : facing religious diversity between the wars ;Democracy's tradition : the emergence of a religio-political category, 1931-1942 --Secularism and the Redefinition of Democracy:The flowering of a discourse : defending democracy in wartime America, 1942-1945 ;From World War to Cold War : Judeo-Christian exceptionalism ascendant, 1945-1950 ;Fighting Godless Communism : religion and secularism in Judeo-Christian America, 1950-1955 --From Tri-faith to Multireligious America:Secularism Reconsidered : finding exceptionalism's limits, 1955-1965 ;Judeo-Christian visions under fire : new patterns of pluralism, 1965-1975 ;Multireligious possibilities : Judeo-Christian discourse in a multicultural age --Conclusion:The Future of Judeo-Christian discourse. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 022666385X |