Religion in politics : constitutional and moral perspectives / Michael J. Perry.

Author/creator Perry, Michael J.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
Descriptionviii, 168 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents 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 peerspectives -- Religiouss arguments in public political debate. Religious arguments in pblic political debate-- and in public culture generally -- Greenawalt on religious arguments in public politicaal 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).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 105-157) and index.
LCCN 96023812
ISBN019510675X (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks BL65.P7 P47 1997 ✔ Available Place Hold