Prophetic and Public: The Social Witness of U.S. Catholicism

by Kristin E. Heyer

Book Overview

The United States was founded on a commitment to religious tolerance. Based on this commitment, it has become one of the most religiously diverse and religiously observant liberal democracies in the world. Inherent in this political reality is the question, "What is the appropriate relationship between religious beliefs and public life?" This is not a new question, but in contemporary US politics it has become a particularly insistent one. In this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589010825
• ISBN13: 9781589010826
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher