In this volume, the authors argue that public education is a central part of American civil religion and, thus, gives us an unquestioning faith in the capacity

Peter Gardella explores the monuments, texts, and images that embody the spirit of the United States.

Americans have long considered their country to be good—a nation "under God" with a profound role to play in the world. Yet nothing tests that proposition lik

The long battle between exclusionary and inclusive versions of the American story Was America founded as a Christian nation or a secular democracy? Neither, arg