Whose god rules?: is the United States a secular nation or a theolegal democracy?
This book demonstrates that the United States, whether we like it or not, is a theolegal nation - a democracy that simultaneously guarantees citizens the right to free expression of belief while preventing the establishment of a state religion. REVEREND NATHAN C. WALKER Executive Director of First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, USA. EDWIN J. GREENLEE Associate Director for Public Services inthe Biddle Law Library at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. INDICE: Foreword; 'T.Blair' - Introduction to the Theolegal Theory; 'N.C.Walker' - PART I: A THEOLEGAL NATION - Editorial Preface to Unit I - Theolegal Discourse; 'K.Greenawalt' - Religious Fairness; 'M.Nussbaum' - Religious Secularism; 'P.M.Cooey' - PART II: THEOLEGAL OFFICIALS - Editorial Preface toUnit II - The Religious Right; 'A.Dershowitz' - Religious Judges;' E.J.Greenlee ' - Religious Presidents; 'M.J.Rozell' - Presidential Abortion Rhetoric; 'T.G.Jelen' & 'B.Morris' - PART III: THEOLEGAL DEMOCRACY - Editorial Preface to Unit III - Stem Cell Research; 'R.P.George' - Evolution v. Creation; 'M.Zimmerman' - Marriage Equality; 'S.Sobel' & 'E.J.Greenlee ' - Theolegal Marriage; 'C.Carlson' - PART IV: THEODIPLOMACY - Editorial Preface to Unit IV -Theotorture of Guantánamo; D.L.McColgin - Theolegal Nuclear Weapons Policy; 'D.B.Shaw' - Theology of Human Rights; 'W.F.Schultz' - Religious Freedom; 'J.K.Grieboski ' - Conclusion; E'.J.Greenlee' & 'N.C.Walker'
- ISBN: 978-0-230-11783-9
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 304
- Fecha Publicación: 09/12/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés