Publication

2003-04-01 - State University of New York Press

Language

English

Word Count

72,000 words, Guess

Page Count

288 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2002042630
  • LibraryThing1355516
  • Goodreads1611878

Classifications

  • LCCBL2525 .M42 2003

Description

"Returning to the ideas of John Locke and the Founders themselves, Barbara A. McGraw examines the debate about the role of religion in American public life and unravels the confounded rhetoric on all sides. She reveals that no group has been standing on proper ground and that all sides have misused terminology (religion/secular), dichotomies (public/private), and concepts (separation of church and state) in ways that have little relevance to the original intentions of the founders. She rediscovers a theology underlying the founding documents of the nation that is neither anyone's particular religion nor one requiring religion."--Jacket.

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Other Editions

  • Rediscovering America's Sacred Ground: Public Religion and Pursuit of the Good in a Pluralistic AmericaPaperbackState University of New York Press2003-04-01

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