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Zusatztext In this engaging work, Peter Gardella revives the concept of civil religion and gives it new life through a detailed tour of its specifics. Drawing on a variety of materials-documents, music, monuments, places, symbols-he takes materials with which we are all familiar and puts them in a theoretical context that is at once sophisticated and accessible. Informationen zum Autor Peter Gardella is Professor of World Religions at Manhattanville College. Klappentext Peter Gardella explores the monuments, texts, and images that embody the spirit of the United States. "In this engaging work, Peter Gardella revives the concept of civil religion and gives it new life through a detailed tour of its specifics. Drawing on a variety of materials-documents, music, monuments, places, symbols-he takes materials with which we are all familiar and puts them in a theoretical context that is at once sophisticated and accessible." --Peter W. Williams, Distinguished Professor of Comparative Religion and American Studies (Emeritus), Miami University Zusammenfassung Peter Gardella explores the monuments, texts, and images that embody the spirit of the United States. Acknowledgments ; 1. What Is American Civil Religion? ; 2. America: The Name, the Concept, and the Word ; 3. Jamestown and Its Anniversaries ; 4. The Mayflower Compact ; 5. Plymouth Rock, the Pilgrims and the Indians ; 6. City on a Hill: From Jesus to Winthrop, Kennedy, and Reagan ; 7. The Freedom Trail and Boston Common ; 8. The Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and the Slave Quarters ; 9. The Flag ; 10. The Declaration of Independence ; 11. The Great Seal and the Dollar Bill ; 12. The Constitution ; 13. Washington, D.C.: The City, the Capitol, and the White House ; 14. The Star-Spangled Banner ; 15. The Washington Monument ; 16. The Battle Hymn of the Republic ; 17. Gettysburg and the Gettysburg Address ; 18. Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address ; 19. Arlington National Cemetery ; 20. The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island ; 21. America the Beautiful ; 22. The Lincoln Memorial ; 23. Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills ; 24. God Bless America ; 25. This Land Is Your Land ; 26. The Four Freedoms ; 27. Iwo Jima: The Picture, the Monuments, and the Battle ; 28. Disney Parks ; 29. The Kennedy Inaugural ; 30. King's Speeches: The Mall (1963) and Memphis (1968) ; 31. Vietnam Veterans' Memorial ; 32. Transforming the National Mall ; 33. Ground Zero, Martyrdom, and Empire ; 34. Conflict, Consensus, and the Future ; Index ...
