Description
Dean (constructive theology, Iliff School of Theology) argues that the nature of American society as the creation of a "displaced people" is the source of the spiritual culture of the United States. He argues that the spiritual culture operates in dialectic between Calvinist pragmatism and a sense of mystery. He further argues that the violence of football, the improvisation of jazz music, and the invention of the movies demonstrates the contours of American spiritual culture. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Read More
Americans are perhaps the most openly and energetically religious of all the peoples among the developed nations. Americans are religious in all the obvious ways, belonging to churches, synagogues and mosques as well as nurturing private spiritualities. But they are religious also in public ways, aiming to find a standard large enough to frame their common life and to judge them and their country.In this book, ow in paperback, William Dean describes the spiritual culture that is grounded in the emerging American story. He also explores the concept of God (or the "Ultimate") that is central to that story - a concept that is reflected in contemporary American culture, including popular culture.
Read Less