Spiritual Politics: Religion and America Since World War II

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Simon and Schuster, Apr 15, 1989 - History - 208 pages
From Simon & Schuster, Spiritual Politics is Mark Silk's exploration of religion and America since World War II.

A social history of the people and ideas that have shaped American culture in the postwar era shows how Americans have pursued a national religion while operating as spiritual individuals and reveals how religion operates in business.
 

Contents

THE AGE OF ANXIETY
23
A NEW CREED
40
THE WAGES OF CONVERSION
55
WARS OF FAITH
87
WHO SHALL OVERCOME
108
BREAKING THROUGH
136
A PLURAL MAJORITY
159
NOTES
183
INDEX
197
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Mark Silk is an academic. He is Professor of Religion in Public Life at Trinity College, where he also serves as the Director the Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life. In addition, Silk is a Contributing Editor of the Religion News Service, specializing in Spiritual Politics.

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