Medieval America : cultural influences of Christianity in the law and public policy / Andrew M. Koch and Paul H. Gates, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koch, Andrew M., 1953-

Contributor:

Gates, Paul Henry.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and culture--United States.

Christianity and culture.

Christianity and politics--United States.

Christianity and politics.

Christianity--Influence.

Christianity.

Medievalism--United States.

Medievalism.

Policy sciences.

United States--Politics and government.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Medieval America: Cultural Influences of Christianity in the Law and Public Policy offers a critique of the way in which Christian religious doctrine has influenced the domain of law and public policy in the United States. This is carried out through an examination of the religious components in current practices in education, the treatment of political symbols, crime and punishment, the human body, and democratic politics.

Contents:

MEDIEVAL AMERICA; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 Medievalism in the American Context; Chapter 2 Science, Religion, and Education: The Legal and Cultural Conflicts over the Teaching of Evolution in the United States; Chapter 3 Flag Fetish: Creating a Secular Icon in a Modern Context; Chapter 4 Religion, Law, and Criminal Justice; Chapter 5 Christianity and Liberal Individualism: The Battle over Control of the Human Body; Chapter 6 Religion, Culture, and Democratic Values; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-82-16-34622-7

1-280-77014-7

9786613680914

0-7391-7283-2

OCLC:

854520023