{"product_id":"religion-returns-to-the-public-square-9780801871955","title":"Religion Returns to the Public Square","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublic Education Changes Partners Charles Glenn11. With God on Their Side: Religion and American Foreign Policy William Martin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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 by experts of all faiths, offer informative insights and even inspiration. -- Robert F. Drinan America The contributors here are the right people to push a diverse debate. Research News and Opportunities in Science and Theology A very fine collection of essays by scholars on differing aspects of religion's public presence... If you want to read one volume on the role of religion in public life, this is the current front-runner. Virginia Quarterly Review This impressive study... is grounded on the premise that religion is inevitably public in a political sense... must be only the beginning of the never-ending quest to discover the answer to a burning question, which is likely to be the foremost issue facing the American nation in the years to come. -- Robert F. Drinan America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents:  Part I: The Big Picture1. An Introduction to Religion and Public Policy Hugh Heclo  2. Two Concepts of Secularism Wilfred M. McClay  3. The Religious Conscience and the State in American Constitutional Law, 1789-2000 Charles J. Reid, Jr.  4. What is a Public Religion? Jose CasanovaPart II: Religion in Political Action5. Faith and Morals: Religion in American Democracy Wilson Carey McWilliams  6. Faith in Politics A. James Reichley  7. Mainstream Protestantism, 'Conservative' Religion, and Civil Society D. G. HartPart III: Policy Applications8. American Catholicism, Catholic Charities U.S.A., and Welfare Reform John A. Coleman, S.J.  9. Charitable Choice: Bringing Religion Back into American Welfare Stanley W. Carlson-Thies  10. Public Education Changes Partners Charles Glenn  11. With God on Their Side: Religion and American Foreign Policy William Martin","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405198434647,"sku":"9780801871955","price":20.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801871955.jpg?v=1730489067","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/religion-returns-to-the-public-square-9780801871955","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}