Religion in American Public Life - Living with Our Deepest Differences

Raise any number of public issues-health care, education, welfare-and religious beliefs inevitably shape Americans' viewpoints. On certain topics the introduction of religion can be explosive. This book discusses how we can and why we should hear religious voices in the public square. An American Assembly Book.

About the author

Azizah Y. al-Hibri, Ph.D., is a professor at the T. C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond. She is a former professor of Philosophy, founding editor of Hypatia: a Journal of Feminist Philosophy, and founder and president of KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights.

Summary

A thought-provoking discussion of the public and political expression of America's diverse religious beliefs.

Product details

• Authors: Azizah Y. al-Hibri, Jean Bethke Elshtain, Charles C. Haynes
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2001
• EAN: 9780393322064
• ISBN: 978-0-393-32206-4
• No. of pages: 206
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 298 g
• Series: American Assembly; American Assembly
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education