Religion, Politics, and American Identity New Directions, New Controversies |
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| Editor:
| Gutterman, David S.
Murphy, Andrew R. |
| Contribution by:
| Bolce, Louis
Bowersox, Joe
Burack, Cynthia
Burke, John Francis
Button, Mark
Maio, Gerald De
Eisenach, Elson J.
Hawkins, Larycia
Josephson, Jyl J.
Miller, Jennifer
Nelson, Sam
Olson, Laura
Wilcox, Melissa M. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7391-2760-5 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2008 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $54.99 |
Book Description:
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Scholarship on the role of religion in American public life has taken on a new urgency in the increasingly contentious wake of the attacks of September 11, 2001. This volume brings together an impressive group of scholars to build on past work and broaden the scope of this crucial inquiry in two respects: by exploring aspects of the religion-politics nexus in the United States that have been neglected in the past, and by examining traditional questions concerning the religious tincture...
More DescriptionScholarship on the role of religion in American public life has taken on a new urgency in the increasingly contentious wake of the attacks of September 11, 2001. This volume brings together an impressive group of scholars to build on past work and broaden the scope of this crucial inquiry in two respects: by exploring aspects of the religion-politics nexus in the United States that have been neglected in the past, and by examining traditional questions concerning the religious tincture of American political discourse in provocative new ways.