Whose God rules? : is the United States a secular nation or a theolegal democracy? /
"The United States is not a secular democracy where laws guarantee freedom from religion, nor is it a theocracy, where a single religion prescribes all laws. This book demonstrates that the United States, whether we like it or not, is a theolegal nation--a democracy that simultaneously guarante...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2011.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
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- Foreword
- Tony Blair * Introduction to the Theolegal Theory
- Nathan C. Walker * Part I: A Theolegal Nation * Editorial Preface to Unit I * Theolegal Discourse
- Kent Greenawalt * Religious Fairness
- Martha Nussbaum * Religious Secularism
- Paula M. Cooey * Part II: Theolegal Officials * Editorial Preface to Unit II * The Religious Right
- Alan Dershowitz * Religious Judges
- Edwin J. Greenlee * Religious Presidents
- Mark J. Rozell * Presidential Abortion Rhetoric
- Ted G. Jelen and Brendan Morris * Part III: Theolegal Democracy * Editorial Preface to Unit III * Stem Cell Research
- Robert P. George * Evolution v. Creation
- Michael Zimmerman * Marriage Equality
- Stacey Sobel and Edwin J. Greenlee * Theolegal Marriage
- Christine Carlson * Part IV: Theodiplomacy * Editorial Preface to Unit IV * Theotorture of Guantánamo
- David L. McColgin * Theolegal Nuclear Weapons Policy
- Douglas B. Shaw * Theology of Human Rights
- William F. Schultz * Religious Freedom
- Joseph K. Grieboski * Conclusion
- Edwin J. Greenlee and Nathan C. Walker.