The disenchantment of secular discourse

Prominent observers complain that public discourse in America is shallow and unedifying -- This debased conditions often attributed to, among other things, the resurgence of religion in public life. Steven D. Smith argues that this diagnosis has the matter backwards: it is not primarily religion but...

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Main Author: Smith, Steven D. 1952- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] Harvard University Press c2010
In:Year: 2010
Reviews:The Disenchantment of Secular Discourse (2010) (Su, Anna)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Secularism / Publicity
Further subjects:B Discussion
B Secularism
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