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.