The Rhetoric of American Exceptionalism in the Interfaith Movement in the United States

Two aspects of the rhetoric of American exceptionalism have informed the interfaith movement in the United States for more than a century: (1) America is an exceptional society with an exceptional religious system, and (2) America has a global mission. This article traces the rhetoric of American ex...

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1. VerfasserIn: Numrich, Paul David 1952- (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: University of Pennsylvania Press 2019
In: Journal of ecumenical studies
Jahr: 2019, Band: 54, Heft: 1, Seiten: 74-106
RelBib Classification:AD Religionssoziologie; Religionspolitik
AX Interreligiöse Beziehungen
CC Christentum und nichtchristliche Religionen; interreligiöse Beziehungen
KBQ Nordamerika
weitere Schlagwörter:B American Exceptionalism
B Religious Diversity
B WORLD'S Parliament of Religions (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
B 1893 World's Parliament of Religions
B Pluralism Project
B Tri-Faith Initiative of Omaha
B interfaith movement
B National Conference of Christians and Jews
B Social Context
B NATIONAL Conference of Christians & Jews
B Nebraska
B Tri-Faith America
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Zusammenfassung:Two aspects of the rhetoric of American exceptionalism have informed the interfaith movement in the United States for more than a century: (1) America is an exceptional society with an exceptional religious system, and (2) America has a global mission. This article traces the rhetoric of American exceptionalism in four interfaith cases: the 1893 World's Parliament of Religions, the National Conference of Christians and Jews, the Pluralism Project at Harvard University, and the Tri-Faith Initiative of Omaha, Nebraska. Two supportable claims can be made: The modern interfaith movement originated in the exceptional social and civic context of the U.S. and subsequently emerged in comparable social and civic contexts.
ISSN:2162-3937
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of ecumenical studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1353/ecu.2019.0004