The power of religious publics : staking claims in American society
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The power of religious publics : staking claims in American society
(Religion in the age of transformation)
Praeger, 1999
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Currently, public religion is in a time of flux and the notion of the common good-once associated with the Protestant voice in America-is openly contested by new religious coalitions seeking to communicate their version of the truth and plant their stake in the public domain. This edited volume reflects on the changing tone and form of the public voice of religion, on its function in American society, and on its relationship to the private world of religion. It proposes that public religion, when exercised in a civil and accountable way, can be a responsible and prophetic voice in public life and enrich the American experiment in liberal democracy. The contributors-first-rate scholars including Martin Marty and Robert Belah-focus on public religion's influence on controversial issues such as multiculturalism, economic inequality, abortion, and homosexuality.
Table of Contents
Preface The Public and the Public's Publics by Martin E. Marty Can Religion Be Religious in Public? by Phillip Hammond Public Religion vis-a-vis the Prophetic Role of Religion by James E. Wood, Jr. Multiculturalism and Public Religion: Is There a Common American Culture? by Robert N. Bellah Why Study About Religion? The Contribution of the Study of Religion to American Public Life by Jacob Neusner and William Scott Green Table Manners: Sitting Around the Public Table by Peggy L. Shriver Public Religion and Economic Inequality by James D. Davidson and Ralph E. Pyle Religious Identity and Public Discourse: On the Importance of Common Ground in the Public Church by James R. Kelly Religion Out of the Closet: Public Religion and Homosexuality by James K. Wellman, Jr. Public Religion and New Religions by James T. Richardson Public Religion and Hegemony: Contesting the Language of the Common Good by Rhys H. Williams The Public and the Pubic: Is Nothing Private Any More? by William H. Swatos, Jr. Selected Bibliography Index
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