
The Godless Constitution
A Moral Defense of the Secular State
WW Norton & Co (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 20. September 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
226 pages
978-0-393-32837-0 (ISBN)
Description
The Godless Constitution is a ringing rebuke to the religious right's attempts, fueled by misguided and inaccurate interpretations of American history, to dismantle the wall between church and state erected by the country's founders. The authors, both distinguished scholars, revisit the historical roots of American religious freedom, paying particular attention to such figures as John Locke, Roger Williams, and especially Thomas Jefferson, and examine the controversies, up to the present day, over the proper place of religion in our political life. With a new chapter that explores the role of religion in the public life of George W. Bush's America, The Godless Constitution offers a bracing return to the first principles of American governance.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
325 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-32837-0 (9780393328370)
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Persons
Isaac Kramnick is professor emeritus of government at Cornell University. R. Laurence Moore is professor emeritus of history and American studies at Cornell University