02821nam 2200661Ia 450 991077871530332120230422040738.00-19-772037-41-280-47260-X0-19-535134-70-585-27830-X(CKB)111004366531242(EBL)431189(OCoLC)609832100(SSID)ssj0000235526(PQKBManifestationID)11202877(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000235526(PQKBWorkID)10255466(PQKB)10795475(Au-PeEL)EBL431189(CaPaEBR)ebr10279052(CaONFJC)MIL47260(MiAaPQ)EBC431189(EXLCZ)9911100436653124220001009e19991997 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrReligion in politics[electronic resource] constitutional and moral perspectives /Michael J. PerryNew York Oxford University Press1999, 19971 online resource (177 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-510675-X 0-19-513095-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-157) and index.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; IndexMost 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 oReligion and politicsUnited StatesReligion and stateUnited StatesConstitutional lawMoral and ethical aspectsUnited StatesLaw and ethicsUnited StatesReligionReligion and politicsReligion and stateConstitutional lawMoral and ethical aspectsLaw and ethics.322.10973347.30229Perry Michael J545562MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778715303321Religion in politics3731944UNINA