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11 of the Best Books and Articles on: Civil Religion

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1.

Civil Religion and Moral Order: Theoretical and Historical Dimensions » Read Now
by Michael W. Hughey. 244 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library
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From Civil to Political Religion: The Intersection of Culture, Religion and Politics » Read Now
by Marcela Cristi. 293 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

A critique of the civil religion thesis, identifying the most basic deficiencies of literature on this topic. An informative case study of civil religion in Pinochet's Chile substantiates the critique.
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Sociology and Religion: A Collection of Readings ("Civil Religion in America" by Robert N. Bellah begins on p. 349) » Read Now
by Andrew M. Greeley. 484 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library
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Twenty Years after Bellah: Whatever Happened to American Civil Religion?, in SA. Sociological Analysis » Read Now
by James A. Mathisen. 18 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library
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Keeping the Faith: A Cultural History of the U. S. Supreme Court (Chap. 7 "Searching for the Meaning of Loyalty within the American Civil Religion, 1940-1959") » Read Now
by John E. Semonche. 516 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

This ambitious and accessible history of the nation's highest court contains information important for every American to know.
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American Civil Religion from 1789 to 1981: A Content Analysis of Presidential Inaugural Addresses, in Review of Religious Research » Read Now
by Cynthia Toolin. 10 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library
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Beyond Idols: The Shape of a Secular Society (Chap. 5 "From Civil Religion to Public Religiosity") » Read Now
by Richard K. Fenn. 196 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

This book attempts to articulate the nature of a secular society, describe its benefits, and suggests the conditions under which such a society could emerge. To become secular, argues Fenn, is to open oneself and one's society to a wide range of possibilities, some interesting and exciting, some...
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This book attempts to articulate the nature of a secular society, describe its benefits, and suggests the conditions under which such a society could emerge. To become secular, argues Fenn, is to open oneself and one's society to a wide range of possibilities, some interesting and exciting, some burdensome and dreadful. While some sociologists have argued that a "Civil Religion" is necessary to hold together our newly "religionless" society, Fenn urges that there is nothing to fear--and everything to gain--from living in a society that is not bound together by sacred memories and beliefs, or by sacred institutions and practices.
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Reappraising Political Theory: Revisionist Studies in the History of Political Thought (Chap. 5 "Rousseau's Civil Religion Reconsidered" and Chap. 6 "The Survivor and the Savant: Two Schemes for Civil Religion Compared") » Read Now
by Terence Ball. 328 pgs.

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

Machiavelli, Hobbes, Rousseay, Mill and Marx, and Foucault - what really links these and other `classic' political theorists? Not, argues Terence Ball, their common status as `dead, white, European males', but instead the exciting and compelling way in which they can speak to us today.Professor Ball...
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Machiavelli, Hobbes, Rousseay, Mill and Marx, and Foucault - what really links these and other `classic' political theorists? Not, argues Terence Ball, their common status as `dead, white, European males', but instead the exciting and compelling way in which they can speak to us today.Professor Ball begins by setting out his liberating view of the way we should approach `classic' texts. Using an approach that is both `problem-driven' and methodologically `pluralist', Ball offers new readings - and reappraisals - of key authors and classic works in political theory. Throughout he argues that the importance of the great texts lies in their repeated reinterpretation in the light of problems that arise for present-day readers.This tour de force, always entertaining and eclectic, focuses on the core problems surrounding many of the major thinkers. Was Machiavelli really amoral? Why did language matter so much to Hobbes - and why should it matter to us? Are the roots of the totalitarian state to be found in Rousseau? Were the utilitarians sexist in their view of the franchise?Written in a lively and accessible style, the book will provoke debate among students and scholars alike. Throughout, Terence Ball shows just how exciting and important political theory can be.
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The Culture of Religious Pluralism (Chap. 4 "Diversity and the Public Order: The Way of Civil Religion") » Read Now
by Richard E. Wentz. 144 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Providing a historical context to religious pluralism, Richard E. Wentz examines the challenges that this presents to denominationalism and civil religion, and considers the influence of secularism on the culture of religious pluralism.
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Law and Philosophy: The Practice of Theory: Essays in Honor of George Anastaplo ("Lincoln and the Problem of Civil Religion" begins on p. 720) » Read Now
by John A. Murley, Robert L. Stone, William T. Braithwaite. 569 pgs.

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library
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Civil Religion and the Choice for President: Nixon in '72, in Social Forces » Read Now
by Ronald C. Wimberley. 18 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library