Product Description: The relationship between church and state is both controversial and unsettled. For decades, the courts have vacillated dramatically in their rulings on when a particular governmental accommodation rises to the level of an impermissible state establishment of religion...read more

Product Description: The most significant, public religious issue confronting America today is the relationship between Church and State. Secular opinion holds that the rise of religion in the public square is a threat to our democracy that must be resisted...read more

Product Description: When asked which single issue most affected their vote in the last presidential election, more than one in five Americans said “moral values”—and 78 percent of these voters chose to reelect President George W. Bush. Indeed, Christian fundamentalists made up close to 40 percent of the president’s electorate in 2004, and their turnout increased by some four million voters over 2000...read more

Product Description: The religion clauses of the First Amendment, which seem simple and clear, have been and continue to be controversial in their application. Church-state issues have never been more complex, controversial, and divisive than they are today...read more

Discusses the spiritual journey and religious beliefs of George W. Bush, including the role of religion in his presidency and the 2004 election. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

A cautionary evaluation of the influence of the Christian right on the current administration warns readers about the direction of Christian fundamentalism as it is shaping today's political arena, citing policy changes and faith-based initiatives in the areas of sex education, welfare assistance, the war on terror, women's rights, gay rights, and more. 12,000 first printing.

(view table of contents)

Product Description: Upon assuming office in January 2001, President George W. Bush immediately launched a national debate about the importance of religion in American public life. In establishing a White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, the President pledged to elevate the role of religious groups in confronting the nation's most difficult social problems...read more

The fourth edition of this introductory social psychology text has been expanded and updated throughout, emphasizing the position social psychology occupies within the intellectual tradition of liberal arts. It is divided into three sections: social thinking, social influence and social relations, and this structure allows the student to develop an integrated understanding of the subject as they progress logically from one area of social psychology to the next. Applications are interwoven throughout each chapter and highlighted with the applied chapter that concludes each section. This new edition has a strong multicultural/multi-ethnic focus, using research from a variety of settings. There are new boxes which focus on past and current research.

Product Description: In the past decade, the struggle for new forms of federal order and public life has exploded in central Europe, the former Soviet Union, and South Africa. Religious traditions and organizations have played a crucial role in these revolutions, and have also been critical to the establishment of constitutional orders in post-colonial countries like India...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: An insightful study of the theoretical and practical problems raised by conflicts of law, religion, and politics in the United States. The authors provide readers with essential background in the subject by devoting early chapters to the historical and philosophical issues that inform the relationship between religion and politics...read more

Liberal democracies face the difficult question of whether political decisions should be based on public reasons alone, or may be based on controversial ideas such as religious grounds. After examining a spectrum of positions and claiming that liberal democratic premises do not resolve this problem, this monograph argues that much depends on historical and cultural context. It concludes that more flexible principles are now best for the USA.

In an updated version of his successful book, the author of Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby argues that religion can play a role in the nation's politics, law and culture while maintaining its separation from state. Reprint.

Traces the life of Margaret of York, sister of two kings, describes her influence on the politics of the period, and looks at her role as patron of the arts and the church

Product Description: America's Real Religion

Explore the influence of religion on the privacy rights of U. S. citizens in this controversial new book!Here is a compelling and controversial new book that explores the enormous political influence that some religious groups currently wield. God’s Country focuses particularly on the issue of personal privacy rights and the strategies and rhetoric these religious groups are using to diminish those rights among select segments of society. Author Sandy Rapp, a grassroots activist, shares her experiences in one-on-one debates with religious fundamentalists who have been on opposite sides of the social issues for which she has so passionately fought in recent years. Topics in this fascinating book include: privacy rights individual’s rights as stated in the constitution AIDS and homophobia the abortion choice global population crisis gay and lesbian reporductive rights effective strategies for lobbyingSandy Rapp traces the patriarchal premises which underlie the twentieth-century crusade against homosexuality. She integrates various personal and professional perspectives and provides a challenging and comprehensive examination of the physical and psychological devastation inflicted upon women, lesbians, and gay men due to religious and political control over such personal decisions as the expression of one’s sexuality, the use of birth control, the choice of abortion, and privacy rights. God’s Country poses some provocative questions that are certain to spark debate among enlightened religious professionals, professors, and students of political science, government, women’s history, human sexuality, and religion: Does the government have the right to impose mandatory childbirth upon women? Should a gay or lesbian person’s sexual orientation weaken his/her civil rights? Can, in a free society, the religious beliefs of one denomination or group be imposed on all citizens? If freedom for all is to upheld in the United States, shouldn’t the separation of church and state be maintained?

Product Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work...read more

Product Description: How far may Americans properly rely on their religious beliefs when they make and defend political decisions? For example, are ordinary citizens or legislators doing something wrong when they consciously allow their decisions respecting abortion laws to be determined by their religious views? Despite its intense contemporary relevance, the full dimensions of this issue have until now not been thoroughly examined...read more