Does theism dominant the language and practices of public life in the United States? This volume explores this question from a humanist perspective, and in so doing it provides insight into the relationship of religion to public policy, and offers ways to advance a more democratic and secular public arena.
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Introduction. Setting the Context and Agenda PART I: DESCRIPTION 1. Theism, Sexuality, and Social Policy: The Case of the American States; Joseph O. Baker and Buster G. Smith 2. The Rise of the Nones: Why More Americans are Becoming Secular, and What that Means for America; Phil Zuckerman 3. Understanding a ‘Religious’ Western Democracy: Israel and its Complexities; Adam Chalom 4. Rethinking Islam in Public Policy: A Secularist Approach; Maryam Namazie 5. Straight to Hell: Christian Fascism and Americana; Sikivu Hutchinson PART II: PRESCRIPTION 6. The Danger for Humanism: Winning the Battles and Losing the War Against Theism in Public Policy; Barbara Forrest 7. How Should a Democracy Deal with Fundamentalism? A Humanist View; Peter Derkx 8. Putting Humanism in Public Policy; Amanda Knief
Yazar hakkında
Adam Chalom, International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism, USA Kelly Damerow, Secular Coalition for America, USA Sikivu Hutchinson, Institute of Humanist Studies, USA Barbara Forrest, Southeastern Louisiana State University, USA Joseph Baker, East Tennessee State University, USA Phil Zuckermann, Pitzer College, USA Maryam Namazie, Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain, UK Amanda Knief, Secular Coalition for America, USA
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