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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American civil religion canonical | 4 |
| Civil Religion in America | 2 |
| "Civil Religion in America" | 1 |
| U.S. civil religion | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T60137 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: American civil religion Context triple: [In God We Trust, associatedWith, American civil religion]
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Puritanism
Puritanism was a strict, reform-minded Protestant movement that emphasized moral rigor, biblical authority, and communal discipline, profoundly shaping early New England society and culture.
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference is a prominent American civil rights organization, led in its early years by Martin Luther King Jr., that coordinated nonviolent protests and campaigns against racial segregation and discrimination.
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C.
Magnalia Christi Americana
Magnalia Christi Americana is Cotton Mather’s extensive early 18th-century ecclesiastical history of New England, detailing its religious leaders, institutions, and providential events.
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D.
Restorationism
Restorationism is a Christian movement that seeks to recover and practice the beliefs, worship, and church structure of the earliest New Testament-era Christians, often rejecting later traditions and denominational developments.
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E.
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion centered on the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, emphasizing salvation through faith in him.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: American civil religion Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Puritanism
Puritanism was a strict, reform-minded Protestant movement that emphasized moral rigor, biblical authority, and communal discipline, profoundly shaping early New England society and culture.
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B.
Evangelicalism
Evangelicalism is a worldwide Protestant Christian movement characterized by an emphasis on personal conversion, the authority of Scripture, and active evangelism.
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C.
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference is a prominent American civil rights organization, led in its early years by Martin Luther King Jr., that coordinated nonviolent protests and campaigns against racial segregation and discrimination.
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D.
Magnalia Christi Americana
Magnalia Christi Americana is Cotton Mather’s extensive early 18th-century ecclesiastical history of New England, detailing its religious leaders, institutions, and providential events.
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E.
Restorationism
Restorationism is a Christian movement that seeks to recover and practice the beliefs, worship, and church structure of the earliest New Testament-era Christians, often rejecting later traditions and denominational developments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil religion
ⓘ
religion in the United States ⓘ sociological concept ⓘ |
| articulatedBy | Robert N. Bellah ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American nationalism
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American patriotism ⓘ United States politics ⓘ
surface form:
American political culture
|
| centralBelief |
America as a beacon of freedom
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America as a chosen nation ⓘ America as a defender of democracy ⓘ sacredness of individual rights ⓘ sacredness of the Constitution ⓘ |
| centralRitual |
Independence Day celebrations
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Memorial Day ceremonies ⓘ Pledge of Allegiance ⓘ Presidential inauguration ⓘ national anthem performance ⓘ |
| centralSymbol |
United States flag
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surface form:
American flag
American Declaration of Independence ⓘ
surface form:
Declaration of Independence
Lincoln Memorial ⓘ United States Constitution ⓘ Washington Monument ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| criticizedFor |
blurring religion and politics
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national self-righteousness ⓘ |
| describedIn |
American civil religion
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
"Civil Religion in America"
|
| fieldOfStudy |
American studies
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political sociology ⓘ sociology of religion ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
rituals
ⓘ
shared beliefs ⓘ symbols ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
American destiny
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civil sacred ⓘ martyrdom of fallen soldiers ⓘ national mission ⓘ sacrifice for the nation ⓘ |
| hasDebate |
compatibility with religious pluralism
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relationship to church–state separation ⓘ role in legitimizing U.S. foreign policy ⓘ |
| hasQuality | quasi-religious ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Jean-Jacques Rousseau's concept of civil religion
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Émile Durkheim ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
American exceptionalism
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American founding myths ⓘ Puritanism ⓘ
surface form:
Puritan covenant theology
civil millennialism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| sacralizes |
American political institutions
ⓘ
the American nation ⓘ |
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Subject: American civil religion Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (8)
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