Civil Religion or Public Theology?: On the Presidencies of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush
Since the inauguration of the civil religion debate in the United States in 1967, it has been argued that the religious dimension of American presidency should be understood as a kind of civil religion, normally based upon the definition of Jean Jacque Rousseau or variations of his definition. Howev...
| Published in: | The international journal of religion and spirituality in society |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Common Ground Publishing
2017
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The international journal of religion and spirituality in society
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| Further subjects: | B
Ronald Reagan
B Robert N. Bellah B Civil Religion B George H. W. Bush B Public Theology |
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| Summary: | Since the inauguration of the civil religion debate in the United States in 1967, it has been argued that the religious dimension of American presidency should be understood as a kind of civil religion, normally based upon the definition of Jean Jacque Rousseau or variations of his definition. However, in this article the author argues, based upon the empirical material presented in Public Papers of the President and elsewhere, that a more accurate description of the religious dimension of some modern presidencies is public theology. He uses the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush as case studies. |
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| ISSN: | 2154-8641 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The international journal of religion and spirituality in society
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.18848/2154-8633/CGP/v07i04/43-53 |