The Politics of the Sacred in America

Presents an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the role of America's civil religion in politics Applies qualitative and quantitative empirical methods to explore over 50 years of American political history Presents a new, robust theoretical model with applicability for other researchers interested in understanding the connection between civil religion and politics in any given country

Autorentext
Anthony Squiers, PhD, Habil. is a lecturer in American Studies at the Universität Passau in Bavaria, Germany. He is also a poet and the author of An Introduction to the Social and Political Philosophy of Bertolt Brecht: Revolution and Aesthetics.

Inhalt
The Political Dimensions of the American Civil Religion (ACR): An Introduction.- A Theoretical Model for the Study of Civil Religious Signs.- The ACR in Public Political Discourse: 1960 to 2012.- The Apotheosis of the Founding Fathers and Signs of Filial Piety.- Sacred Documents, Sacred Signs: The Constitution and Declaration of Independence.- Contesting the Politics of the Sacred.- Conclusion: The Mediation of the Universal and Particular.