{"product_id":"american-exceptionalism-as-religion-jordan-carson-9780814214435","title":"American Exceptionalism as Religion: Postmodern Discontent","description":"Jordan Carson's \u003ci\u003eAmerican Exceptionalism as Religion\u003c\/i\u003e looks at how American nationalist ideologies intersect with religious ones in contemporary literature. Carson traces out how an exceptionalist belief system began to emerge historically with a distorted picture of religious commitment. He then connects this trend to writers such as Don DeLillo, Ana Castillo, Thomas Pynchon, George Saunders, and Marilynne Robinson to argue that these authors dismantle the privatization of religion in their writing and then offer their own alternatives. Their work, he argues, redefines religion in terms of practice and discipline, gauging it by its power to ground and guide behavior, morality, and sociality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As American exceptionalism resurfaces in public discourse, Carson's timely work invites readers to reconsider the nexus of religion, politics, and culture. Carson argues that defining religion according to secularist criteria has insulated ostensibly secular ideologies as well as traditional religion from public scrutiny. DeLillo's, Castillo's, Pynchon's, Saunders's, and Robinson's redefinitions of religion result in a better grasp of how individuals actually live out their religious lives. More importantly, these authors help erect a framework for constructively engaging American exceptionalism and the ideas that support it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jordan Carson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814214436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814214435\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Jordan Carson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43983293972735,"sku":"9780814214435","price":89.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e1eb0636-a3a7-4420-99e0-2660dc39c749.jpg?v=1683265785","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-exceptionalism-as-religion-jordan-carson-9780814214435","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}