Re: Mattson vs. Kazin on William Jennings Bryan
Michael Pugliese wrote:
http://www.prospect.org/web/page.ww?section=root&name=ViewWeb&articleId=10875
As in 1906, such an alternative will draw, in part, on the language of the Bible and the supernatural beliefs of most Americans, who live in a nation marked by a vigorous diversity of faiths that would have astonished James, the great philosopher of religious experience. The marriage between politics and piety in America has always been full of conflicts and misunderstandings. But it remains as strong as in Bryan’s day and will probably endure as long as the nation itself. To deplore that fact only avoids the task of engaging it.
…says Kazin. Which I guess rules out seeing the piety as part of the goddam problem.
Doug