The last freedom religion from the public school to the public square Viteritti, Joseph P. 1946- creator text bibliography Electronic books. nju Princeton Princeton University Press c2007 2007 monographic eng
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1 online resource (xvi, 273 p.) The presidency of George W. Bush has polarized the church-state debate as never before. The Far Right has been emboldened to use religion to govern, while the Far Left has redoubled its efforts to evict religion from public life entirely. Fewer people on the Right seem to respect the church-state separation, and fewer people on the Left seem to respect religion itself--still less its free exercise in any situation that is not absolutely private. In The Last Freedom, Joseph Viteritti argues that there is a basic tension between religion and democracy because religion often rejects compromise as. Fear and loathing -- Religion and public life -- Tennessee tales -- Why schools matter -- Politics, education, and religion -- Free exercise, vacated and denied -- Ageless wisdom -- American landscape -- Conscience and compromise. Joseph P. Viteritti. Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-262) and index. n-us--- Church and state United States School choice United States POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Process Political Advocacy POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism BR516 .V58 2007eb 322/.10973 Last freedom Viteritti, Joseph P., 1946- Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2007 (DLC) 2006034332 (OCoLC)73742776 9781400827848 (electronic bk.) 1400827841 (electronic bk.) 22573/ctt10811 JSTOR http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=457935 http://site.ebrary.com/id/10312521 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=286623 http://www.myilibrary.com?id=215736 http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt7s0fw http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=457935 http://site.ebrary.com/id/10312521 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=286623 http://www.myilibrary.com?id=215736 http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt7s0fw N$T 090924 20200709055225.0 ocn438701360 eng