Tri-Faith America: How Catholics and Jews Held Postwar America to Its Protestant Promise
In 1955, sociologist Will Herberg used the phrase “Protestant, Catholic, Jew” to title his biting assessment of religion in America. By the time he did so, this tri-faith image, in circulation for over two decades, had become a widely embraced description and celebration of religious tolerance and p...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2012
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A journal of church and state
Year: 2012, Volume: 54, Issue: 1, Pages: 156-158 |
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| Summary: | In 1955, sociologist Will Herberg used the phrase “Protestant, Catholic, Jew” to title his biting assessment of religion in America. By the time he did so, this tri-faith image, in circulation for over two decades, had become a widely embraced description and celebration of religious tolerance and pluralism in the democratic United States. Although the sociological accuracy of the phrase has been sharply questioned since Herberg's use of it, the image persists even today. Yet only now, with Kevin M. Schultz's new monograph, do we have a sustained rhetorical genealogy of the phrase along with a groundbreaking analysis of its influence and significance with respect to the changing religious, social, and political landscapes of the nation. |
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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/csr132 |