Religion and Politics in America A Conversation

by Cromartie, Michael; Brooks, David; Carter, Stephen; DiIulio, John J., Jr.; Elshtain, Jean Bethke; Green, John C.; Hatch, Nathan; Krauthammer, Charles; McGurn, William; Ribuffo, Leo; Rosen, Jeffrey; Rosin, Hanna; Shribman, David; Wacker, Grant; Weigel, Geo

• ISBN13: 9780742544710
• ISBN10: 0742544710
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-25
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

As religiously grounded moral arguments have become ever more influential factors in the national debate--particularly reinforced by recent presidential elections and the creation of the faith-based initiative office in the White House--journalists' ignorance about theological convictions has often worked to distort the public discourse on important policy issues. This timely book presents a series of conversations that will help policy makers and observers increase their understanding of religion, religious communities, and the relgious convictions that inform the political activity of devout believers. This book is published in cooperation with the Ethics and Public Policy Center.

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
CHAPTER 1 Evangelicalism and American Life
A Conversation with Nathan Hatch, Grant Wacker, and Hanna Rosin	1	(26)
CHAPTER 2 New Century, New Story Line: Catholics in America
A Conversation with George Weigel and Kenneth L. Woodward	27	(32)
CHAPTER 3 Can the Jews Survive America?
A Conversation with Jack Wertheimer and David Brooks	59	(22)
CHAPTER 4 Does God Belong on the Stump?
A Conversation with Stephen Carter, Charles Krauthammer, and Leo Ribuffo	81	(20)
CHAPTER 5 How the Faithful Voted
A Conversation with John C. Green and John Dilulio	101	(20)
CHAPTER 6 How Should We Talk? Religion and Public Discourse
A Conversation with Jean Bethke Elshtain and William McGurn	121	(28)
CHAPTER 7 The New Christian Right in Historical Context
A Conversation with Leo Ribuffo and David Shribman	149	(24)
CHAPTER 8 The Rights and Wrongs of Religion in Politics
A Conversation with Stephen Carter and Jeffrey Rosen	173	(22)
Index	195	(8)
About the Contributors	203