Political Pulpit Revisited

By John L. Pauley II

The Political Pulpit Revisited examines a set of arguments originally made in 1975 about church-state relations in the U.S. Scholars have long wondered how a nation of some two thousand different religious denominations has been able to remain relatively calm about such matters. Controversial issues like abortion rights, war-time pacifism, sanctuary for illegal aliens, clerical abuse of children, non-taxation of church property, and other matters con-tinually roil the political waters. The first edition describes how church and state tensions are worked out symbolically rather than coercively, legally, or economically. The Political Pulpit Revisited updates church/state arguments and then offers reflections by eight distinguished scholars who re-examine the relationship in light of recent events. The result is a fresh look at the American experiment in those relations and what it portends for the U.S. in the years ahead.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557533652
• ISBN13: 9781557533654
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 8.9"