A Nation under God? Essays on the Fate of Religion in American Public Life

by Douglass, Bruce R.; Mitchell, Joshua; Dorff-University of Judaism, Elliot N.; Bruce Douglass- Georgetown UniversityEldon J. Eisenach-University of TulsaDaniel J. Elazar-Temple UniversityJean Bethke Elshtain, Los AngelesR.; John Witte, Walsh Catholic, Davi

• ISBN13: 9780742507517
• ISBN10: 0742507513
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-16
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

A Nation under God? is a collection of original essays by political and legal theorists on the future of religion as an active influence in American public life. This book displays a distinctive set of arguments on topics that range from the ethics of religious witness in public life to the future of civil religion in America.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Introduction	ix
The Inseparability of Reason and Revelation	1	(16)
David Walsh
The Trajectories of Religious Renewal in America: Tocquevillean Thoughts	17	(28)
Joshua Mitchell
Transcendence and the Democratic Prospect	45	(20)
R. Bruce Douglass
Recovenanting the American Polity	65	(26)
Daniel J. Elazar
An Apt and Cheerful Conversation on Marriage	91	(20)
John Witte, Jr.
Where Are We Now? ``The Catholic Moment'' in American Politics	111	(24)
Mary C. Segers
Post-Protestant America? Some Hegelian Reflections on the History and Theology of Religious Establishment	135	(28)
Eldon J. Eisenach
How Should We Talk?	163	(14)
Jean Bethke Elshtain
Christians and Political Self-Restraint: The Controversy over Same-Sex Marriage	177	(26)
Michael J. Perry
The King's Torah: The Role of Judaism in Shaping Jews' Input in National Policy	203	(20)
Elliot N. Dorff
Faith, Doubt, and Public Dialogue	223	(20)
Glenn Tinder
Index	243	(6)
About the Contributors	249