Michael Perry’s new book is a refreshing contribution to the often overwrought debate about the role of religion in American democracy. Perry offers hope for Catholics pained by the embarrassed, dismissive reaction to religiously based arguments in the public square, but also dismayed by Vatican pronouncements, such as the recent one on same-sex unions, that seem to confi (...)
October 24, 2003
Books
Under God?
Under God\?Religious Faith and Liberal DemocracyMichael J. PerryCambridge University Press, $22, 200 pp.
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