From Anglo-Saxon Nativism to Executive Order: Civil Religion and Anti-Immigration Rhetoric

This article examines one aspect of current disagreements over immigration reform — Anglo-Saxon nativist rhetoric — through the lens of civil religion. It argues that the idea of America as a “New Jerusalem” can sometimes take on a nativist and even ethno-centric cast. The analysis uses two case stu...

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Main Author: O'Leary, Ryan T. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2016]
In: Politics and religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 9, Issue: 4, Pages: 771-793
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