E Pluribus … Pluribus? Politics, Polarization, and Prospects for Covenantal Pluralism in the United States Today

This article asks whether there is a path forward in the United States for what scholars have termed "covenantal pluralism." I combine insights from a variety of literatures with survey data and other resources to make the case that, notwithstanding some positive precedents, practices, and...

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Main Author: Olson, Laura R. 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2025
In: The review of faith & international affairs
Year: 2025, Volume: 23, Pages: 1-17
Further subjects:B Polarization
B Christian Nationalism
B United States
B covenantal pluralism
B Religious Freedom
B Religious Pluralism
B Religious Literacy
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Summary:This article asks whether there is a path forward in the United States for what scholars have termed "covenantal pluralism." I combine insights from a variety of literatures with survey data and other resources to make the case that, notwithstanding some positive precedents, practices, and potentialities, covenantal pluralism faces an uphill climb in the United States today. After discussing broad trends in religious demography and the social implications of those trends, I proceed to assess contemporary American conditions per three standard constitutive dimensions of covenantal pluralism: freedom of religion and belief, cross-cultural religious literacy, and virtues that support nonrelativistic pluralism.
ISSN:1931-7743
Contains:Enthalten in: The review of faith & international affairs
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/15570274.2025.2571317