Democracy and Religion
Subtitle: Free Exercise and Diverse Visions
Publisher: Kent State University Press
Published: July 30, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780873387958
Subjects: Political structures: democracy; Religion & Beliefs; Violence; Political Ideologies - Democracy; History; Politics / Current Events; United States; History: World; Polar Regions; Religion, Politics & State; Freedom of religion; Congresses; Democracy; Religious aspects
Description: "Democracy and Religion: Free Exercise and Diverse Visions explores the interrelations of politics and religion. The work is divided into four main sections: the constitutional debate regarding the establishment and free exercise of religion clause, the themes of violence and nonviolence as they relate to religion, the free exercise of religion and the rise of fundamentalism, and the challenges to the free exercise of diverse religious practices in a democratic society."--BOOK JACKET.