This Earthly Frame

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The Making of American Secularism

By David Sehat

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This Earthly Frame by David Sehat explores the complex history of American secularism, tracing its evolution from the foundations set by the U.S. Constitution through to its full emergence in the twentieth century. Sehat examines the roles played by religious and nonreligious groups—including liberal Protestants, Jewish communities, apocalyptic sects like Jehovah's Witnesses, and antireligious activists—in shaping secular order using First Amendment language. The narrative concludes by addressing the recent pushback from religious conservatives emphasising religious freedom, framing today's culture wars within a historical continuum.
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This Earthly Frame is ideally suited for readers interested in religion, politics, history, and constitutional law, especially those seeking to understand the American secular-religious divide and its impact on contemporary culture. Scholars, students, and informed general readers engaged in religion and spirituality will find the book compelling and informative.

An award-winning scholar’s sweeping history of American secularism, from Jefferson to Trump

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An award-winning scholar’s sweeping history of American secularism, from Jefferson to Trump

“An essential book for understanding today’s culture wars. Sehat’s clear-eyed and elegant narrative will change how you think about our supposedly secular age.” —Molly Worthen, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

In This Earthly Frame, David Sehat narrates the making of American secularism through its most prominent proponents and most significant detractors. He shows how its foundations were laid in the U.S. Constitution and how it fully emerged only in the twentieth century. Religious and nonreligious Jews, liberal Protestants, apocalyptic sects like the Jehovah’s Witnesses, and antireligious activists all used the courts and the constitutional language of the First Amendment to create the secular order. Then, over the past fifty years, many religious conservatives turned against that order, emphasizing their religious freedom.

Avoiding both polemic and lament, Sehat offers a powerful reinterpretation of American secularism and a clear framework for understanding the religiously infused conflict of the present.

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Praised as "an essential book for understanding today’s culture wars" (Molly Worthen), Sehat’s work is noted for its clear-eyed and elegant narrative that challenges perceptions of America's secular age. Linda Greenhouse highlights the book’s illuminating insights, especially regarding the Court’s interpretation of privacy. Academics like Leigh Eric Schmidt and Samuel Moyn commend Sehat’s lucid prose and invaluable contribution to understanding the contested nature of political secularism in America.

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ISBN: 9780300244212

Publisher: Yale University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 12 April 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Yale University Press

Audience: General / adult

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Width: 156.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 344

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American & Canadian History David Sehat History & Archaeology History & Military Non-Fiction Religion & Spirituality

About the Author

David Sehat is a professor of history at Georgia State University. He is the author of The Jefferson Rule and The Myth of American Religious Freedom, which was awarded the 2012 Frederick Jackson Turner Award. He lives in Atlanta, GA.