Whose God Rules?

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Is the United States a Secular Nation or a Theolegal Democracy?

ISBN: 023011783X
ISBN 13: 9780230117839
Herausgeber: N Walker/E Greenlee
Verlag: Springer Verlag GmbH
Umfang: xiii, 263 S.
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.12.2011
Auflage: 1/2011
Produktform: Gebunden/Hardback
Einband: Gebunden

Both conservative and liberal universities, law schools and seminaries will use the book because it differs from most by providing a wide range of political and theological perspectives used to examine twenty-first century issues (e.g., marriage, stem-cell research, intelligent design etc.) Although the book is academic in nature, Tony Blair’s foreword will help expand book sales to international schools that study American democracy The book’s premise will help political leaders, scholars and theologians throughout the globe understand the distinct characteristics of a theolegal democracy, as compared to its political cousins, the secular state and the theocracyEditors will support the book via their website: http://www.whosegodrules.com/

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Beschreibung

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.

Autorenporträt

REVEREND NATHAN C. WALKER Executive Director of First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, USA. EDWIN J. GREENLEE Associate Director for Public Services in the Biddle Law Library at the University of Pennsylvania, USA.

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