Beyond religious right and secular left rhetoric : the road to compromise / Karin Fry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fry, Karin A.

Series:

Palgrave studies in religion, politics, and policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political culture--United States.

Political culture.

Right and left (Political science).

United States.

Right and left (Political science)--United States.

Religion and politics--United States.

Religion and politics.

Church and state--United States.

Church and state.

Secularism--United States.

Secularism.

Physical Description:

ix, 198 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Summary:

"Many of America's political debates stem from media-constructed opposition between the religious right and secular left. However, the contentious dialogue between two seemingly-contrasting camps is based upon assumptions and stereotypes, rather than facts: the Christian right misrepresents the left as a movement inspired by moral relativism, while the left erroneously frames the Christian right as theocratically-driven. Beyond Religious Right and Secular Left Rhetoric uncovers the actual differences between these groups, examining how both movements have similar conceptual histories. By stressing their oft-ignored similarities (promotion of religious freedom, freedom of conscience, and separation of church and state), the book seeks to better inform partisans and the public at-large in order to move the debate beyond assumptions"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Christian conservatives and the war against secular humanism

2. The Secular left: 'reason,' religion, and the threat of theocracy

3. The common origins of the right and the left on church and state.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-191) and index.

ISBN:

9781137409140

1137409142

OCLC:

870410100

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