American civil religion
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American civil religion is a set of shared, quasi-religious beliefs, symbols, and rituals that sacralize the nation and its institutions in the United States.
Aliases (3)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil religion
→
religion in the United States → sociological concept → |
| articulatedBy |
Robert N. Bellah
→
|
| associatedWith |
American nationalism
→
American patriotism → American political culture → |
| centralBelief |
America as a beacon of freedom
→
America as a chosen nation → America as a defender of democracy → sacredness of individual rights → sacredness of the Constitution → |
| centralRitual |
Independence Day celebrations
→
Memorial Day ceremonies → Pledge of Allegiance → Presidential inauguration → national anthem performance → |
| centralSymbol |
American flag
→
Declaration of Independence → Lincoln Memorial → United States Constitution → Washington Monument → |
| country |
United States
→
|
| criticizedFor |
blurring religion and politics
→
national self-righteousness → |
| describedIn |
"Civil Religion in America"
→
|
| fieldOfStudy |
American studies
→
political sociology → sociology of religion → |
| hasComponent |
rituals
→
shared beliefs → symbols → |
| hasConcept |
American destiny
→
civil sacred → martyrdom of fallen soldiers → national mission → sacrifice for the nation → |
| hasDebate |
compatibility with religious pluralism
→
relationship to church–state separation → role in legitimizing U.S. foreign policy → |
| hasQuality |
quasi-religious
→
|
| influencedBy |
Jean-Jacques Rousseau's concept of civil religion
→
Émile Durkheim → |
| linkedTo |
American exceptionalism
→
American founding myths → Puritan covenant theology → civil millennialism → |
| publicationYear |
1967
→
|
| sacralizes |
American political institutions
→
the American nation → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
American nationalism
("U.S. civil religion")
→
In God We Trust → |
associatedWith |
|
American civil religion
(""Civil Religion in America"")
→
|
describedIn |
|
A Model of Christian Charity
→
|
influenced |
|
Robert N. Bellah
("Civil Religion in America")
→
|
notableWork |