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 | #5247103 in Books |  William Dean |  1994-08-16 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.52 x.65 x5.24l,.81 | File type: PDF | 286 pages

 | The Religious Critic in American Culture

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||0 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| not really a review|By Wyote|This book won the American Academy of Religion Award for Excellence in 1994.

Dean is frequently cited, but evidently rarely read...|From Booklist|Dean's book is a response to these questions: Why is the spiritual character of American public life so seldom critically analyzed? What happens to a society whose implicit religious values are left

This book provides a new rationale for "religious criticism" in American society. First, Dean shows why today's academic intellectuals are relatively indifferent to questions of meaning in America, pointing to the loss of American "exceptionalism," the professionalization of the academy, and the rise of post-structural criticism. He then shows how intellectuals may reclaim a prophetic role by offering a new theory of the nature of religious thought. Tracing this theory t...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.The Religious Critic in American Culture (Emotions)   |  William Dean. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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