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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779002503321

Autore

Koch Andrew M. <1953->

Titolo

Medieval America [[electronic resource] ] : cultural influences of Christianity in the law and public policy / / Andrew M. Koch and Paul H. Gates, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2012

ISBN

1-280-77014-7

9786613680914

0-7391-7283-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (186 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GatesPaul Henry

Disciplina

261.70973

Soggetti

Christianity and culture - United States

Christianity and politics - United States

Christianity - Influence

Medievalism - United States

Policy sciences

United States Politics and government

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

MEDIEVAL AMERICA; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 Medievalism in the American Context; Chapter 2 Science, Religion, and Education: The Legal and Cultural Conflicts over the Teaching of Evolution in the United States; Chapter 3 Flag Fetish: Creating a Secular Icon in a Modern Context; Chapter 4 Religion, Law, and Criminal Justice; Chapter 5 Christianity and Liberal Individualism: The Battle over Control of the Human Body; Chapter 6 Religion, Culture, and Democratic Values; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Medieval America: Cultural Influences of Christianity in the Law and Public Policy offers a critique of the way in which Christian religious doctrine has influenced the domain of law and public policy in the United States. This is carried out through an examination of the religious components in current practices in education, the treatment of political symbols, crime and punishment, the human body, and democratic politics.