A Nation Under God?

Essays on the Fate of Religion in American Public Life
Herausgeber: Douglass, Bruce R; Mitchell, Joshua

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A Nation under God? is a collection of original essays by political and legal theorists on the future of religion as an active influence in American public life. This book displays a distinctive set of arguments on topics that range from the ethics of religious witness in public life to the future of civil religion in America.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. August 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 154mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 363g
• ISBN-13: 9780742507517
• ISBN-10: 0742507513
• Artikelnr.: 21769794

Autorenporträt

R. Bruce Douglass is dean of the faculty of Georgetown College at Georgetown University. Joshua Mitchell is associate professor of government at Georgetown University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 The Inseparability of Reason and
Revelation Chapter 3 The Trajectories of Religious Renewal in America:
Tocquevillean Thoughts Chapter 4 Against Fatalism: Transcendence and the
Democratic Prospect Chapter 5 Recovenanting the American Polity Chapter 6
An Apt and Cheerful Conversation on Marriage Chapter 7 Where Are We Now?
The "Catholic Moment" in American Politics Chapter 8 Post-Protestant
America? Some Hegelian Reflections on the History and Theology of Religious
Establishment Chapter 9 How Should We Talk? Chapter 10 Religious Morality
as a Basis for Political Choice Chapter 11 The King's Torah: The Role of
Judaism in Shaping Jews' Input in National Policy Chapter 12 Faith, Doubt,
and Political Dialogue