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After The Fact: American Exceptionalism and Civil Religion with Dr. John Wilsey

7 min • 15 mars 2022

Kyle Worley is joined by Dr. John Wilsey to answer the question what is Civil Religion?

Questions Covered in This Episode:

What is Civil Religion?
Is Civil Religion unavoidable?
Is it good or bad as it pertains to the Christian Story and meaningful participation in it?
How is Civil Religion different from Christian Nationalism?

Guest Bio:

Dr. John Wilsey is Associate Professor of Church History and Philosophy at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and the author of One Nation Under God: An Evangelical Critique of Christian America and American Exceptionalism and Civil Religion: Reassessing the History of an Idea, and the recently released God’s Cold Warrior: The Life and Faith of John Foster Dulles.

Helpful Definitions:

Civil Religion: A set of practices, symbols, and beliefs distinct from traditional religion yet providing a universal values paradigm around which the citizenry can unite.

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

“American Exceptionalism and Civil Religion” By John Wilsey

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