American Covenant: A History of Civil Religion from the Puritans to the Present AUTH-45848 ISBN13: 9781517306953

ISBN13: 9781517306953

This is a highly original book about the connections between historical moment

Williams Chair of Comparative Literature at the University of California

ISBN13: 9781593930165

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American Covenant: A History of Civil Religion from the Puritans to the Present AUTH-45848 ISBN13: 9781517306953The long battle between exclusionary and inclusive versions of the American story Was America founded as a Christian nation or a secular democracy? Neither, argues Philip Gorski in American Covenant. What the founders envisioned was a prophetic republic that would weave together the ethical vision of the Hebrew prophets and the Western political heritage of civic republicanism. In this eye opening book, Gorski shows why this civil religious tradition