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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808722203321

Autore

Sumser John

Titolo

The conflict between secular and religious narratives in the United States : Wittgenstein, social construction, and communication / / John Sumser

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington, Books, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4985-2209-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 p.)

Disciplina

322.10973

Soggetti

Religion and state - United States

Religion and state

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1 What Is Religion?; 2 Stories and Sense-Making; 3 Myth, Institutions, and the Web of Meaning; 4 The Idea of Fundamentalism; 5 The New Atheism; 6 Religious and Secular Narratives in Public Debate; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Social Construction, Communication, and Christianity uses the theory of social construction and the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein to examine the current divide between religious and secular narratives in the United States.