@book{2016:edwards:the_rhetor, title = {The Rhetoric of American Civil Religion}, year = {2016}, note = {The tie that binds all Americans, regardless of their demographic background, is faith in the American system of government. This faith manifests as a form of civil, or secular, religion with its own core documents, creeds, oaths, ceremonies, and even individuals. In The Rhetoric of American Civil Religion: Symbols, Sinners, and Saints, contributors seek to examine some of those core elements of American faith by exploring the proverbial saints, sinners and dominant symbols of the American system.}, edition = {1}, publisher = {Lexington}, address = {Lanham}, series = {}, volume = {}, editor = {Edwards, Jason A. and Valenzano, Joseph M.} }