American civil religion : what Americans hold sacred / Peter Gardella.

Gardella, Peter, 1951-
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2014]
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Notes:

  • Includes bibliographical references.
  • What is American civil religion? — America: the name, the concept, and the word — Jamestown and its anniversaries — The Mayflower Compact — Plymouth Rock, the Pilgrims, and the Indians — City on a hill: from Jesus to Winthrop, Kennedy, and Reagan — The Freedom Trail and Boston Common — The Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and the slave quarters — The flag — The Declaration of Independence — The Great Seal and the dollar bill — The Constitution — Washington, D.C.: the city, the Capitol, and the White House — The Star-Spangled Banner — The Washington Monument — The Battle Hymn of the Republic — Gettysburg and the Gettysburg Address — Lincoln’s second inaugural address — Arlington National Cemetery — The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island — America the Beautiful — The Lincoln Memorial — Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills — God Bless America — This Land is Your Land — The four freedoms — Iwo Jima: the picture, the monuments, and the battle — Disney parks — The Kennedy inaugural –Kings’ speeches: the Mall (1963) and Memphis (1968) — Vietnam Veterans Memorial — Transforming the National Mall — Ground zero, martyrdom, and empire — Conflict, consensus, and the future.

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