Byrne, Edmund F., 1933-

Why and how secular society should accommodate religion a philosophical proposal / [electronic resource] : Edmund F. Byrne. - Lewiston, NY : Edwin Mellen Press, 2010 - 1 online resource (vii, 138 p.) - hors serie .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 126-133) and index.

Introduction -- Part I: Religion under secular statecraft -- Rationalist restrictions on public discourse -- Reasonable limits on religious freedom -- The hidden dangers of civil religion -- Part II: State/religion border control -- Religion-state relations in U.S. courts -- Rulings concerning religion-state relations -- Rulings on religion-state relations in education -- Alternative schooling in America -- Part III: Religious groups and the public sphere -- The political importance of interest groups -- The moral need for groups in a modern democracy -- Religious groups in the political process.

0773417176 (electronic bk.) 9780773417175 (electronic bk.)


Religion and sociology.
Religion and state.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion


Electronic books.

BL60 / .B97 2010

306.6