Title: Under God? : religious faith and liberal democracy /
Authors: Perry, Michael J.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Religion and politics United States; Church and state United States; United States Religion.
Contents: Introduction: the controversy over religion in politics -- [Pt.] I. Mainly for the agnostics and the exclusionists. What does the Establishment Clause forbid? Reflections on the constitutionality of school vouchers -- Why political reliance on religiously grounded morality does not violate the Establishment Clause -- Why political reliance on religiously grounded morality is not illegitimate in a liberal democracy -- [Pt.] II. Mainly for the agnostics and the inclusionists, especially inclusionists who are religious believers. Christians, the Bible, and same-sex unions: an argument for political self-restraint -- Catholics, the Magisterium, and same-sex unions: an argument for independent judgment -- Religion, politics, and abortion -- Conclusion: "This Nation, Under God."