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Under God? : religious faith and liberal democracy / Michael J. Perry.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Perry, Michael J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion and politics--United States.
- Religion and politics.
- United States.
- Church and state--United States.
- Church and state.
- United States--Religion.
- Religion.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 200 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
- Summary:
- Political reliance on religious faith does not violate the morality of liberal democracy.
- Contents:
- Introduction: the controversy over religion in politics
- [Pt.] I. Mainly for the agnostics and the exclusionists. What does the Establishment Clause forbid? Reflections on the constitutionality of school vouchers
- Why political reliance on religiously grounded morality does not violate the Establishment Clause
- Why political reliance on religiously grounded morality is not illegitimate in a liberal democracy
- [Pt.] II. Mainly for the agnostics and the inclusionists, especially inclusionists who are religious believers. Christians, the Bible, and same-sex unions: an argument for political self-restraint
- Catholics, the Magisterium, and same-sex unions: an argument for independent judgment
- Religion, politics, and abortion
- Conclusion: "This Nation, Under God."
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0521825393
- 0521532175
- OCLC:
- 50622569
- Online:
- Publisher description
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