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UNINA9910451725803321 |
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Autore |
DiIulio John J |
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Titolo |
Godly republic [[electronic resource] ] : a centrist civic blueprint for America's faith-based future / / John J. DiIulio, Jr |
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Berkeley, CA, : University of California Press, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-35940-1 |
9786612359408 |
0-520-93451-2 |
1-4356-0400-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (329 p.) |
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Collana |
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The Aaron Wildavsky forum for public policy ; ; 5 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Christianity and politics - United States |
Religion and politics - United States |
Electronic books. |
United States Church history |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Founders' Faithful Consensus -- 2. The Court's Neutrality Doctrine -- 3. The People's Charitable Choice -- 4. The President's Bipartisan Prayer -- 5. The Nation's Spiritual Capital -- 6. The Republic's Faith-Based Future -- 7. The Faith-Based Future's Blessings -- Postscript -- Appendix. The Williamsburg Charter -- Notes -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Do you know if you are going to heaven?" Shortly after being appointed the first Director of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives-the "faith czar"-John J. DiIulio Jr. was asked this question. Suddenly DiIulio, a Catholic Democrat who pioneered programs for inner-city children, was acutely aware that he was no longer a private citizen who might have humored the television evangelist standing before him. Now he was, as he recalls in his introduction-"responsible for assisting the president in faithfully upholding the Constitution . . . and faithfully acting in the public interest without regard to religious identities." Using his brief tenure in the George W. Bush administration as a springboard, this lively, informative, and entertaining book leaps into |
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