Godless Constitution: A Moral Defense of the Secular State Contributor(s): Kramnick, Isaac (Author), Moore, R. Laurence (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393328376 ISBN-13: 9780393328370 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: August 2005 Annotation: The godless Constitution offers a bracing return to the first principles of American governance. |
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BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - General - Law | Constitutional - Religion | Religion, Politics & State |
Dewey: 322.1 |
LCCN: 2006274845 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.5" L (0.60 lbs) 226 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
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Publisher Description: The Godless Constitution is a ringing rebuke to the religious right's attempts, fueled by misguided and inaccurate interpretations of American history, to dismantle the wall between church and state erected by the country's founders. The authors, both distinguished scholars, revisit the historical roots of American religious freedom, paying particular attention to such figures as John Locke, Roger Williams, and especially Thomas Jefferson, and examine the controversies, up to the present day, over the proper place of religion in our political life. With a new chapter that explores the role of religion in the public life of George W. Bush's America, The Godless Constitution offers a bracing return to the first principles of American governance. |
Contributor Bio(s): Moore, R. Laurence: - R. Laurence Moore is professor emeritus of history and American studies at Cornell UniversityKramnick, Isaac: - Isaac Kramnick is professor emeritus of government at Cornell University. |
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