America’s ‘Religion of Civility’ and the Calvinization of the WorldFootnote

This article is based on a paper presented at ISSEI’s 14th International Conference, “Images of Europe: Past, Present, Future,” The Catholic University of Portugal, Porto, 4–8 August, 2014.

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