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Despite talk of a "naked public square", religion has never really lost its place in American public life. As the 21st century opened, it was re-emerging in unexpected and paradoxical ways. Religious institutions were considered for expanded roles in welfare and education, at the same time that the limits of religious pluralism - as, for example, in the relation of Islam to American values - became a question of urgent public concern. This text explores how and why religion has to be mixed up with American politics. Uncovering philosophical, historical, legal and social roots of this relationship, these essays go beyond "hot-button" issues to reflect on the current interactions and future possibilities of religion and politics in America.

Table of Contents:
Part I The Big Picture: An Introduction to Religion and Public Policy, Hugh Heclo; Two Concepts of Secularism, Wilfred M. McClay; The Religious Conscience and the State in American Constitutional Law, 1789-2000, Charles J. Reid, Jr; What is a Public Religion?, Jose Casanova. Part II Religion in Political Action: Faith and Morals - Religion in American Democracy, Wilson Carey McWilliams; Faith in Politics, A. James Reichley; Mainstream Protestantism, "Conservative" Religion, and Civil Society, D.G. Hart. Part III Policy Applications: American Catholicism, Catholic Charities USA, and Welfare Reform, John A. Coleman, S.J.; Charitable Choice - Bringing Religion Back into American Welfare, Stanley W. Carlson-Thies; Public Education Changes Partners, Charles Glenn; With God on Their Side - Religion and American Foreign Policy, William Martin.

About the Author :
Hugh Heclo is Robinson Professor of Public Affairs at George Mason University. Wilfred M. McClay is SunTrust Chair of Excellence in the Humanities and Professor of History at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Both are former Fellows of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

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The authors span the political and religious spectrum . . . This well-documented collection demonstrates that a secular state can thrive even when its citizenry is deeply committed religiously, albeit to diverse ways of being religious. This book will be valuable to those interested in the role of religion in public life, in both historical and contemporary terms. These essays, written by experts of all faiths, offer informative insights and even inspiration. The contributors here are the right people to push a diverse debate. A very fine collection of essays by scholars on differing aspects of religion's public presence . . . If you want to read one volume on the role of religion in public life, this is the current front-runner. This impressive study . . . is grounded on the premise that religion is inevitably public in a political sense . . . must be only the beginning of the never-ending quest to discover the answer to a burning question, which is likely to be the foremost issue facing the American nation in the years to come.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780801871948
  • Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Woodrow Wilson Center Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 408
  • Spine Width: 33 mm
  • Weight: 680 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0801871948
  • Publisher Date: 25 Apr 2003
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: 01
  • Sub Title: Faith and Policy in America
  • Width: 152 mm


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