16%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Religion Returns to the Public Square: Faith and Policy in America
Hugh (Robinso Heclo
€ 29.99
€ 25.10
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Religion Returns to the Public Square: Faith and Policy in America
Paperback. Public Education Changes Partners Charles Glenn11. With God on Their Side: Religion and American Foreign Policy William Martin Editor(s): Heclo, Hugh; McClay, Wilfred M. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 664.
Despite talk of a "naked public square," religion has never really lost its place in American public life. As the twenty-first 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. Religion Returns to the Public Square;Faith and Policy in America explores how and why religion has to be mixed up with American politics. Uncovering philosophical, historical, legal, and social roots of this ... Read more
Despite talk of a "naked public square," religion has never really lost its place in American public life. As the twenty-first 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. Religion Returns to the Public Square;Faith and Policy in America explores how and why religion has to be mixed up with American politics. Uncovering philosophical, historical, legal, and social roots of this ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801871955
SKU
V9780801871955
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Hugh (Robinso Heclo
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.
Reviews for Religion Returns to the Public Square: Faith and Policy in America
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. Choice 2003 These essays, written ... Read more