{"product_id":"american-civil-religion-what-americans-hold-sacred-paperback-1","title":"American Civil Religion: What Americans Hold Sacred - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Gardella\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe United States has never had an officially established national church. Since the time of the first British colonists, it has instead developed a strong civil religion that melds God and nation. In a deft exploration of American civil religious symbols-from the Liberty Bell to the Vietnam Memorial, from Mount Rushmore to Disney World-Peter Gardella explains how the places, objects, and words that Americans hold sacred came into being and how Americans' feelings about them have changed over time. In addition to examining revered historical sites and structures, he analyzes such sacred texts as the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Gettysburg Address, the Kennedy Inaugural, and the speeches of Martin Luther King, and shows how five patriotic songs-\"The Star-Spangled Banner,\" \"The Battle Hymn of the Republic,\" \"America the Beautiful,\" \"God Bless America,\" and \"This Land Is Your Land\"-have been elevated into hymns.\u003cbr\u003eArguing that certain values-personal freedom, political democracy, world peace, and cultural tolerance-have held American civil religion together, Gardella chronicles the numerous forms those values have taken, from Jamestown and Plymouth to the September 11, 2001 Memorial in New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Gardella\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of World Religions at Manhattanville College. His previous books are \u003cem\u003eInnocent Ecstasy\u003c\/em\u003e, on sex and religion in America; \u003cem\u003eDomestic Religion\u003c\/em\u003e, on American attitudes toward everyday life; and \u003cem\u003eAmerican Angels: Useful Spirits in the Material World\u003c\/em\u003e. He is now working on \u003cem\u003eThe World's Religions in New York City: A History and Guide\u003c\/em\u003e and on \u003cem\u003eBirds in the World's Religions\u003c\/em\u003e (with Laurence Krute).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 18, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42562574319712,"sku":"9780195300185","price":107.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/RG9Jb0JCcElyanpZYkNiNlcyTmRJQT09.webp?v=1770357329","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/american-civil-religion-what-americans-hold-sacred-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}