Sacred Discourse and American Nationality
In Sacred Discourse and American Nationality, Eldon J. Eisenach draws on more than twenty years of research and writing to analyze the role of religious narrative in the development of American national identity. Working from the premise that religion has been a continuing influence on American poli...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2014
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A journal of church and state
Year: 2014, Volume: 56, Issue: 1, Pages: 184-186 |
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| Summary: | In Sacred Discourse and American Nationality, Eldon J. Eisenach draws on more than twenty years of research and writing to analyze the role of religious narrative in the development of American national identity. Working from the premise that religion has been a continuing influence on American political thought, Eisenach shows how liberal evangelical Protestant theology came to be embodied in a religiously inspired political narrative that has provided legitimacy to the modern American state. Applying Augustinian notions of synchronic time, he proposes that this narrative, exemplified in stories of founding (“city on a hill”), mission (“manifest destiny”), and prophetic fulfillment (“hope of the world”), has inspired the ideology that has come to be known as American exceptionalism. |
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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/cst123 |