Overview
This book demonstrates that the United States, whether we like it or not, is a theolegal nation - a democracy that simultaneously guarantees citizens the right to free expression of belief while preventing the establishment of a state religion.
Full Product Details
Author: N. Walker ,
E. Greenlee ,
E. Greenlee
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.489kg
ISBN: 9780230117839
ISBN 10: 023011783
Pages: 263
Publication Date: 07 December 2011
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
This book is a provocative and pioneering effort to rethink the complex relation of religion and the state in the American past and present. Don't miss it! - Cornel West, Princeton University <br><br> Whose God Rules? offers an illuminating new frame to revitalize the stale debate over church-state separation. Bringing a thoughtful and diverse group of experts to the table, Walker and Greenlee present a feast for the intellect that challenges us all to become better citizens. - Forrest Church, author of So Help Me God: the Founding Fathers and The First Great Battle over Church and State <br><br> This erudite book offers a rare and unusual combination; it includes a broad range of topics treated in depth by a diverse group of contributors who write about a distinctive and controversial concept, namely theolegal democracy. It is sure to provoke an interesting and renewed debate about the relationship of religion and politics. - Leslie Griffin, University of Houston Law Center and author of Law and Religion: Cases and Materials <br>
This book is a provocative and pioneering effort to rethink the complex relation of religion and the state in the American past and present. Don't miss it! - Cornel West, Princeton University Whose God Rules? offers an illuminating new frame to revitalize the stale debate over church-state separation. Bringing a thoughtful and diverse group of experts to the table, Walker and Greenlee present a feast for the intellect that challenges us all to become better citizens. - Forrest Church, author of So Help Me God: the Founding Fathers and The First Great Battle over Church and State This erudite book offers a rare and unusual combination; it includes a broad range of topics treated in depth by a diverse group of contributors who write about a distinctive and controversial concept, namely theolegal democracy. It is sure to provoke an interesting and renewed debate about the relationship of religion and politics. - Leslie Griffin, University of Houston Law Center and author of Law and Religion: Cases and Materials
This book is a provocative and pioneering effort to rethink the complex relation of religion and the state in the American past and present. Don't miss it! --Cornel West, Princeton University Whose God Rules? offers an illuminating new frame to revitalize the stale debate over church-state separation. Bringing a thoughtful and diverse group of experts to the table, Walker and Greenlee present a feast for the intellect that challenges us all to become better citizens. --Forrest Church, author of So Help Me God: the Founding Fathers and The First Great Battle over Church and State This erudite book offers a rare and unusual combination; it includes a broad range of topics treated in depth by a diverse group of contributors who write about a distinctive and controversial concept, namely theolegal democracy. It is sure to provoke an interesting and renewed debate about the relationship of religion and politics. --Leslie Griffin, University of Houston Law Center and author of Law and
This book is a provocative and pioneering effort to rethink the complex relation of religion and the state in the American past and present. Don't miss it! - Cornel West, Princeton University Whose God Rules? offers an illuminating new frame to revitalize the stale debate over church-state separation. Bringing a thoughtful and diverse group of experts to the table, Walker and Greenlee present a feast for the intellect that challenges us all to become better citizens. - Forrest Church, author of So Help Me God: the Founding Fathers and The First Great Battle over Church and State This erudite book offers a rare and unusual combination; it includes a broad range of topics treated in depth by a diverse group of contributors who write about a distinctive and controversial concept, namely theolegal democracy. It is sure to provoke an interesting and renewed debate about the relationship of religion and politics. - Leslie Griffin, University of Houston Law Center and author of Law and Religion: Cases and Materials
Author Information
REVEREND NATHAN C. WALKER Executive Director of First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, USA. EDWIN J. GREENLEE Associate Director for Public Services in the Biddle Law Library at the University of Pennsylvania, USA.
