Theism and Public Policy [electronic resource] : Humanist Perspectives and Responses /
Pinn, A.editor.
Does theism dominant the language and practices of public life in the United States? This volume explores this question from a humanist perspective, and in so doing it provides insight into the relationship of religion to public policy, and offers ways to advance a more democratic and secular public arena.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Index; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction: Setting the Context and Agenda; Section I Description; CHAPTER 1 Theism, Sexuality, and Social Policy: The Case of the American States; CHAPTER 2 The Rise of the Nones: Why More Americans are Becoming Secular, and What that Means for America; CHAPTER 3 Understanding a "Religious" Western Democracy: Israel and Its Complexities; CHAPTER 4 Rethinking Islam in Public Policy: A Secularist Approach
CHAPTER 5 Straight to Hell: Christian Fascism and AmericanaSection II Prescription; CHAPTER 6 The Danger for Humanism: Winning the Battles and Losing the War against Theism in Public Policy; CHAPTER 7 How Should a Democracy Deal with Fundamentalism? A Humanist View; CHAPTER 8 Putting Humanism in Public Policy*; Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Does theism dominant the language and practices of public life in the United States? This volume explores this question from a humanist perspective, and in so doing it provides insight into the relationship of religion to public policy, and offers ways to advance a more democratic and secular public arena.
Religion-Philosophy.
Religion and sociology.
Political philosophy.
Social sciences-Philosophy.
Public policy.
Philosophy of Religion.
Religion and Society.
Political Philosophy.
Social Philosophy.
Public Policy.