Godless Constitution: A Moral Defense of the Secular State (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780393328370)

The Godless Constitution is a ringing rebuke to the religious right's attempts, fueled by misguided and inaccurate interpretations of American history, to dismantle the wall between church and state erected by the country's founders. The authors, both distinguished scholars, revisit the historical roots of American religious freedom, paying particular attention to such figures as John Locke, Roger Williams, and especially Thomas Jefferson, and examine the controversies, up to the present day, over the proper place of religion in our political life. With a new chapter that explores the role of religion in the public life of George W. Bush's America, The Godless Constitution offers a bracing return to the first principles of American governance.

Author: Isaac Kramnick, R. Laurence Moore
ISBN-10: 0393328376
ISBN-13: 9780393328370
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2005
Pages: 226
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.40w x 0.70d