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Religion in America: A Political History
Denis Lacorne
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Description for Religion in America: A Political History
Paperback. Translator(s): Holoch, George. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRAM2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
Denis Lacorne identifies two competing narratives defining the American identity. The first narrative, derived from the philosophy of the Enlightenment, is essentially secular. Associated with the Founding Fathers and reflected in the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Federalist Papers, this line of reasoning is predicated on separating religion from politics to preserve political freedom from an overpowering church. Prominent thinkers such as Voltaire, Thomas Paine, and Jean-Nicolas Demeunier, who viewed the American project as a radical attempt to create a new regime free from religion and the weight of ancient history, embraced this American effort to establish a ... Read more
Denis Lacorne identifies two competing narratives defining the American identity. The first narrative, derived from the philosophy of the Enlightenment, is essentially secular. Associated with the Founding Fathers and reflected in the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Federalist Papers, this line of reasoning is predicated on separating religion from politics to preserve political freedom from an overpowering church. Prominent thinkers such as Voltaire, Thomas Paine, and Jean-Nicolas Demeunier, who viewed the American project as a radical attempt to create a new regime free from religion and the weight of ancient history, embraced this American effort to establish a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Religion, Culture and Public Life
Condition
New
Weight
360g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231151016
SKU
V9780231151016
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About Denis Lacorne
Denis Lacorne (PhD, Political Science, Yale) is University Professor of History at l'Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris and Director of Research at CERI-Sciences-Po. He is the author of (translated into English) Religion in America: A Political History (Columbia, 2011) and The Rise and Fall of Anti-Americanism: A Century of French Perception (Palgrave, 1990), the editor of The ... Read more
Reviews for Religion in America: A Political History
Lacorne is an acute yet friendly observer of US politics and culture. The parts of the book that form a straightforward essay on religion in America are wise, sympathetic, and vividly written. But his weaving of this account into the story of France's long obsession with America is fascinating in its own right, and casts light on the larger theme. ... Read more