Tocqueville's Civil Religion

Tocqueville's Civil Religion
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Publisher : SUNY Press
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 0791419290
ISBN-13 : 9780791419298
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Book Synopsis Tocqueville's Civil Religion by : Sanford Kessler

Download or read book Tocqueville's Civil Religion written by Sanford Kessler and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tocqueville's thinking about American religion is highly relevant to contemporary debates regarding America's origins, the current strength of American Christianity, and the proper role of religion in American public life. Kessler skillfully demonstrates how Tocqueville incorporates his ideas into an analysis of the American character, a factor in American politics that he considered more important than the Constitution


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