American civil religion

by Russell E. Richey

This text examines what has been called "America's common faith." The list of contributors includes Robert N. Bellah, Will Herberg, David Little, Charles H. Long, Martin E. Marty, Leo Marx, Sidney E. Mead, Herbert Richardson, W. Lloyd Warner, John F. Wilson, and Donald G. Jones.

Genres: History

278 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1974

Reviews

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

I first read this decades ago in college as a required text. It stayed with me all this time.
Re-read it again this year to gain a new perspective.... in view of the twisting of the religious or spiritual basis for the American experiment by the righty religious zealots.
The book gave me a renewed sense of optimism about how our national experiment could still turn out happily. I really needed this!