The Naked Public Square: Religion and Democracy in America
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Book
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ISBN 13
9780802800800
Category
Spirituality/Religion
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Publication Year
1988
Publisher
Wm. B. Eerdmans, United States
Pages
279
Subject
Spirituality/Religion
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Description
Writes Richard John Neuhaus, "the naked public square"--which results from the exclusion of popular values from the public forum--will almost certainly result in the death of democracy. The great challenge is the reconstruction of a public philosophy that can undergird American life and America's ambiguous place in the world. To be truly democratic and to endure, such a public philosophy must be grounded in values that are based on Judeo-Christian religion. The remedy begins with recognizing that democratic theory and practice, which have in the past often been indifferent or hostile to religion, must now be legitimated in terms compatible with biblical faith.
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