Beyond Church and State

By Matthew Scherer

Secularism is often imagined in Thomas Jefferson's words as a wall of separation between Church and State. Beyond Church and State moves past that standard picture to argue that secularism is a process that reshapes both religion and politics. Borrowing a term from religious traditions, the book goes further to argue that this process should be understood as a process of conversion. Matthew Scherer studies Saint Augustine, John Locke, John Rawls, Henri Bergson, and Stanley Cavell to present a more accurate picture of what secularism is, what it does, and how it can be reimagined to be more conducive to genuine democracy.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107026091
• ISBN13: 9781107026094
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"