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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778715303321

Autore

Perry Michael J

Titolo

Religion in politics [[electronic resource] ] : constitutional and moral perspectives / / Michael J. Perry

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999, 1997

ISBN

0-19-772037-4

1-280-47260-X

0-19-535134-7

0-585-27830-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Disciplina

322.10973

347.30229

Soggetti

Religion and politics - United States

Religion and state - United States

Constitutional law - Moral and ethical aspects - United States

Law and ethics

United States Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-157) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction: Religion in Politics; One: The Constitutional Law of Religious Freedom; Two: Religious Arguments in Public Political Debate; Three: Religious Arguments as a Basis of Political Choice; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Most Americans are religious believers. Among these there is disagreement about many fundamental religious/moral matters. Because the United States is both such a religious country and such a religiously pluralistic country, the issue of the proper role of religion in politics is extremely important to political debate. In Religion in Politics, Michael Perry addresses a fundamental question: what role may religious arguments play, if any, either in public debate about what political choices to make or as a basis of political choice? He is principally concerned with political choices that ban o