American civil religion is a sociological theory that a nonsectarian civil religion exists within the United States with sacred symbols drawn from the national history of the United States. Scholars h
The Apotheosis of Washington, on the ceiling of the Capitol Rotunda. George Washington is shown as having ascended to a divine status.
The National Archives Building in Washington, DC
The Apotheosis of Washington is the fresco painted by Greek-Italian artist Constantino Brumidi in 1865 and visible through the oculus of the dome in the rotunda of the United States Capitol Building i
American civil religion
…The Apotheosis of Washington, on the ceiling of the Capitol Rotunda. George Washington is shown as having ascended to a divine status. American civil religion is a sociological…
The Apotheosis of Washington on the ceiling of the Capitol rotunda inside the United States Capitol
Detail of George Washington in the fresco
Opposite George Washington is the banner E Pluribus Unum, Latin for "out of many, one".
Flickr US Capitol Apotheosis of Washington, War