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God and the founders God and the founders Vincent Phillip Muñoz Did the Founding Fathers intend to build a "wall of separation" between church and state? Are public Ten Commandments displays or the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance consistent with th… OL13646859W
Godly republicanism Godly republicanism Michael P. Winship Puritans did not find a life free from tyranny in the New World -- they created it there. Massachusetts emerged a republic as they hammered out a vision of popular participation and limited governmen… OL16014533W
With God on their side With God on their side Esther Kaplan An evaluation of the influence of the Christian right on the current administration, discussing the direction of Christian fundamentalism as it is shaping today's political arena, in the areas of sex… OL16028833W
Religion and the Constitution Religion and the Constitution Kent Greenawalt Annotation OL16947918W
Inventing a Christian America Inventing a Christian America Steven K. Green Among the most enduring themes in American history is the idea that the United States was founded as a Christian nation. A pervasive narrative in everything from school textbooks to political comment… OL17639327W
The future of religion in American politics The future of religion in American politics Dunn, Charles W. "The Future of Religion in American Politics presents thoughtful, wide-ranging essays by twelve eminent public intellectuals and scholars, offering rich and stimulating views on one of the most divis… OL18551537W
The Founding Fathers and the Place of Religion in America The Founding Fathers and the Place of Religion in America Frank Lambert "How did the United States, founded as colonies with explicitly religious aspirations, come to be the first modern state whose commitment to the separation of church and state was reflected in its co… OL1912939W
Render unto Caesar Render unto Caesar Charles J. Chaput "Few topics in recent years have ignited as much public debate as the balance between religion and politics. Does religious thought have any place in political discourse? Do religious believers have … OL19967113W
Refuge in the Lord Refuge in the Lord Lawrence J. McAndrews "In this overarching portrait of three decades of U.S. immigration reform, the author focuses on the roles, on the one hand, of presidents from Reagan to Obama, and on the other, of Catholic immigrat… OL20013420W
Disestablishment and Religious Dissent Disestablishment and Religious Dissent Carl H. Esbeck,Jonathan J. Den Hartog On May 10, 1776, the Second Continental Congress sitting in Philadelphia adopted a Resolution which set in motion a round of constitution making in the colonies, several of which soon declared themse… OL20146893W
The great awakening The great awakening Jim Wallis What will it take to solve the biggest issues of our time: extreme and needless poverty, global warming and environmental degradation, terrorism and the endless cycle of violence, racism, human traff… OL2922344W
Is God on America's Side? Is God on America's Side? Erwin W. Lutzer With typical wisdom and lucidity, Lutzer addresses a fundamental question - a question begging for an answer after a frenetic election - Is God really on America's side? To answer, the reader is car… OL556853W
Regulating religion Regulating religion Catharine Cookson "Our only choice as a nation, we are told, is either authoritarianism or anarchy. We are told that the "rule of law" is threatened if the "spirit of the law" is considered. But are these truly our on… OL5963619W
Church and state in America Church and state in America Edwin S. Gaustad Examines the different roles played by church and state in considerations of religion throughout the history of the United States, beginning with concerns of the original colonists through the curren… OL65788W
Why the Christian Right Is Wrong Why the Christian Right Is Wrong Robin Meyers,Robin R. Meyers "I join the ranks of those who are angry, because I have watched as the faith I love has been taken over by fundamentalists who claim to speak for Jesus but whose actions are anything but Christian."… OL8052681W