Religion in politics : constitutional and moral perspectives
In this book, Michael Perry addresses several fundamental questions about the proper role of religion in the politics of a liberal democracy, which is a central, recurring issue in the politics of the United States. The controversy about religion in politics comprises both constitutional and moral questions. According to the constitutional law of the United States, government may not "establish" religion. Given this "nonestablishment" requirement, what role (if any) is it constitutionally permissible for religion to play in the politics of the United States? Does a legislator or other public official, or even an ordinary citizen, violate the nonestablishment requirement by presenting a religious argument in public debate about what political choice to make?
viii, 168 pages ; 24 cm
9780195106756, 9780195130959, 019510675X, 0195130952
34875997
The constitutional law of religious freedom. Getting from there to here
Free exercise
Nonestablishment
Why nonestablishment?
Nonestablishment conflicts
Free exercise, nonestablishment, and the problem of "accommodation"
Religion in politics : constitutional perspectives
Religious arguments in public political debate. Religious arguments in public political debate
and in public culture generally
Greenawalt on religious arguments in public political debate
Rawls's "ideal of public reason"
Religious arguments as a basis of political choice. Religious arguments as a basis of political choice
Religious arguments about human worth
Religious arguments about human well-being
A case in point : religious arguments about the morality of homosexual sexual conduct
Finnis's secular argument about the morality of homosexual sexual conduct
A concluding comment (mainly for theologically "conservative" Christians)