The Constitutional Basis of Religious Pluralism in the United States
Causes and Consequences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9752230 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ted G Jelen (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 612 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 26-41 |
| Publication date | 2007-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002716207301176 |
| OpenAlex | W2113630017 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 25 |
In this article, the author attempts to show how provisions in the U.S. Constitution enhance religious pluralism in the United States. Furthermore, religious pluralism arguably leads to religious vitality, which has a number of consequences for public life in the United States. Religion in the United States serves as a source of social capital, as a check against the conformist tendencies of U.S. public opinion; religious pluralism ameliorates the tendency to identify the nation with a particular set of religious traditions. The presence of religious ideas in public discourse also may render religious values less particularistic and more publicly accessible
Constitution · Epistemology · Pluralism (philosophy · Political science · Politics · Public life · Religious life · Religious pluralism · Social science · Sociological research · Sociology · Theology · Vitality · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious studies
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,64 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |