{"product_id":"bleached-faith-9780804758611","title":"Bleached Faith","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Bleached Faith\u003c\/i\u003e argues that the gravest threat to real faith in modern America comes from those who would water down religion in order to win the dubious honor of forcing it into public buildings and classrooms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Brilliantly written, passionately argued, and sincerely unbiased, the book is a clarion call to restrain the billboarding of religion.\" -- \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Accessible to any reader, but with insights for experts as well, \u003ci\u003eBleached Faith\u003c\/i\u003e is a richly informed and frankly personal meditation about the importance of spiritual conviction in society. Steven Goldberg—long an important voice in questions of the relationships among religion, science, and the law—carefully surveys how courts have tried to mediate conflicts between the Constitution and those who want more religion in the public square. Anyone who wants to understand the fault line between church and state will be enriched by this book.\" -- Dennis J. Hutchinson * University of Chicago Law School, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Once Was Whizzer White\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"Steven Goldberg has written a book for anyone concerned about American religion and its ill-conceived push into the public square. \u003ci\u003eBleached Faith\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful, cautionary tale.\" -- Kevin P. Quinn, S.J., Executive Director, Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education, and Professor of Law * Santa Clara University *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBleached Faith\u003c\/i\u003e is a useful primer to some of the recent church\/state debates.\" -- Jerome E. Copulsky * \u003ci\u003ePolitics and Religion\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"Though the broad argument [this book] advances is not new, some of the evidence presented is based on very current issues, such as the discussion of Intelligent Design. The Court's jurisprudence in this area remains highly contested, and I think this book provides a useful counterweight to those who oppose the separation principle.\" -- Caren Dubnoff * College of the Holy Cross *\u003cbr\u003e\"With a journalist's clarity and a lawyer's precision, Steven Goldberg shows what we've lost in the legal battles over religion's place in the public sphere—a serious commitment to what makes religion important.\" -- Mark Tushnet * Harvard Law School, author of \u003ci\u003eA Court Divided: The Rehnquist Court and the Future of Constitutional Law\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents  Acknowledgments\tx  Chapter 1\tIntroduction\t1  Chapter 2\tErasing the Ten Commandments\t000  Chapter 3\tHow Intelligent Design Demeans Religion\t000  Chapter 4\tThe Ultimate Demise of Christmas and Chanukah\t000  Chapter 5\tNeither France nor Iran: Religious Freedom in America\t000  Chapter 6\tConclusion\t000  Notes\t000  Bibliographic Note\t000  Index\t000","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405573005655,"sku":"9780804758611","price":19.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804758611.jpg?v=1730492881","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bleached-faith-9780804758611","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}