[Rezension von: Whitehead, Andrew L., Taking America back for God]
In Taking America Back for God, sociologists Andrew L. Whitehead of Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis and Samuel L. Perry of the University of Oklahoma offer the first empirical analysis of Christian nationalism. Their analysis rests on the assumption that Christian nationalists beli...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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[2021]
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A journal of church and state
Year: 2021, Volume: 63, Issue: 1, Pages: 166-168 |
| Review of: | Taking America back for God (New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020) (Walker, Andrew T.)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Church
/ State
/ USA
/ Christianity
/ Nationalism
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| IxTheo Classification: | KBQ North America SA Church law; state-church law |
| Further subjects: | B
Book review
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| Summary: | In Taking America Back for God, sociologists Andrew L. Whitehead of Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis and Samuel L. Perry of the University of Oklahoma offer the first empirical analysis of Christian nationalism. Their analysis rests on the assumption that Christian nationalists believe that “American government should unapologetically privilege Christianity” (p. 4). They also define Christian nationalism as a “cultural framework—a collection of myths, traditions, symbols, narratives, and value systems—that idealizes and advocates a fusion of Christianity with American civic life” (p. 19). This accounts for an astonishing quarter to half of all Americans who agree with varying shades of this... |
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| ISSN: | 2040-4867 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: A journal of church and state
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jcs/csaa099 |