The Last Freedom: Religion from the Public School to the Public SquareThe presidency of George W. Bush has polarized the church-state debate as never before. The Far Right has been emboldened to use religion to govern, while the Far Left has redoubled its efforts to evict religion from public life entirely. Fewer people on the Right seem to respect the church-state separation, and fewer people on the Left seem to respect religion itself--still less its free exercise in any situation that is not absolutely private. In The Last Freedom, Joseph Viteritti argues that there is a basic tension between religion and democracy because religion often rejects compromise as a matter of principle while democracy requires compromise to thrive. In this readable, original, and provocative book, Viteritti argues that Americans must guard against debasing politics with either antireligious bigotry or religious zealotry. Drawing on politics, history, and law, he defines a new approach to the church-state question that protects the religious and the secular alike. |
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... society was better reasoned. Their approach to the larger questions may be even more applicable to our present circum- stances than it was to their own. That being said, this is more a book about our time than theirs. This is a book ...
... society. Chapter 4 explains that schools also reflect the biases of the larger society. It is difficult to appreciate this in the society in which we live. We are just too close to it, really a part of it. For this reason a historical ...
... society steeped in religion, or at least many Protes- tant versions of it. This is different from our present task, which might be described as an attempt to define religious freedom in a predomi- nantly secular society. Nevertheless ...
... society. Chapter 9 draws on the thinking of the Founders and information on the present religious landscape to frame a discussion on the proper role of religion in American public life. It distinguishes between private life and public ...
... society , but it is not necessary for the press , or anyone for that matter , to denigrate a group when being critical of it . Yet Mr. Rose , in his appeal for equal treat- ment , has a point also , perhaps best appreciated when ...
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The Last Freedom: Religion from the Public School to the Public Square Joseph P. Viteritti No preview available - 2007 |