Full Description
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.
Contents
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 to Unit 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.Schulz Religious Freedom; J.K.Grieboski Conclusion; E .J.Greenlee & N.C.Walker