This dissertation proposes a new reading of the work of Madame de Staël (1766-1817) from the vantage point of her conception of a notion of religious sentiment as a way of understanding her project of cultural politics in the aftermath of the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. That project aimed to establish a moral community founded on the Law of Love, a moral community that would not only consolidate the gains of the Revolution, but also enable political possibility. When Staël first met Benjamin Constant in 1794, the question of moral regeneration had taken center stage. Their collaboration in the 1790s marked the beginning of Staël’s campaign to resurrect the revolutionary project from the ashes, a campaign which endeavored to rescue philosophy and eloquence from political fanaticism. To restore the moral fabric of the nation, Staël turned to literature as a means of ennobling public discourse, leaning on a notion of religious sentiment to generate a form of civic spirituality that would sustain political freedom in a republic. Developed out of Rousseau’s idea of natural religion, both Staël and Constant conceptualized religious sentiment as an aspiration for self-transcendence and a feeling of connection with others and with nature, assigning it an essential role in generating a form of civic spirituality and in driving intellectual, moral, and political progress. If such a notion of religious sentiment informed Staël’s project of cultural politics, it also gave life to her literary innovations and philosophical eclecticism, placing her at the forefront of significant intellectual, cultural, and political movements that shaped nineteenth-century France. Furthermore, in order to illustrate the dynamic style and diverse range of Staël’s thought, a particular emphasis will be placed on close readings of her texts.