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Whose God rules?
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Nathan C. Walker,Edwin J. Greenlee |
"The United States is not a secular democracy where laws guarantee freedom from religion, nor is it a theocracy, where a single religion prescribes all laws. This book demonstrates that the United St… |
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Doing time for peace
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Rosalie G. Riegle |
"In this compelling collection of oral histories, more than seventy-five peacemakers describe how they say no to war-making in the strongest way possible--by engaging in civil disobedience and paying… |
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The Twilight of the American Enlightenment
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George M. Marsden |
A Bancroft Prize-winning historian traces the origins of America's culture wars back to the intellectual debates of the 1950s, showing how the country's secular elite abdicated its leadership to a ra… |
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Inventing a Christian America
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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… |
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Mainstreaming torture
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Rebecca Gordon |
"The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 reopened what many people in this country had long assumed was a settled ethical question: Is torture ever morally permissible? Within days, some people i… |
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Nations under God
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Anna Maria Grzymała-Busse |
"In some religious countries, churches have drafted constitutions, restricted abortion, and controlled education. In others, church influence on public policy is far weaker. Why? Nations under God ar… |
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Secular institutions, Islam, and education policy
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Paola Mattei |
"In January 2015, three attackers walked into the office of the satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, in Paris, opened fire and killed twelve people, including a Muslim policeman, in the deadliest terro… |
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