Different Religions, Different Politics: Evaluating the Role of Competing Religious Traditions in American Politics and Law

We are in the midst of a continuing debate about the role of religion in American politics and law. Advocates of a greater role for religion in public life - and I count myself among them - lament the privatization of religion and the secularization of public debate. Although some of the claims abou...

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Main Author: Conkle, Daniel O. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1993
In: Journal of law and religion
Year: 1993, Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-32
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