American Civil Religion: What Americans Hold Sacred

by Peter Gardella

The United States has never had an officially established national church. Since the time of the first British colonists, it has instead developed a strong civil religion that melds God and nation. In a deft exploration of American civil religious symbols-from the Liberty Bell to the Vietnam Memorial, from Mount Rushmore to Disney World-Peter Gardella explains how the places, objects, and words that Americans hold sacred came into being and how...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195300181
• ISBN13: 9780195300185
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"