Remembering Lincoln
An analysis of Abraham Lincoln's rhetoric in terms of American exceptionalism and civil religion
Going rogue
Web Sage deconstructs Sara Palin's rhetoric.
Martin Luther King and civil religion
The civil rights leader's words are so well known, the types of rhetoric he employed might be overlooked.
Read about Dr. King's use of civil religion and also the prophetic tradition. Also see primers on the African-American church.
A ‘succinct discussion’
Religious Liberty in America provides a “succinct discussion of a complex set of issues – especially welcome when matters of faith and politics have become so prevalent in public discourse.”
— The History Teacher book review
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Scholarly citations
Religious Liberty in America has been cited in numerous scholarly publications and law journals, including recently the Cardozo Law Review and the Howard Law Journal.
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Purchase Religious Liberty in America on the University of Massachusetts Press Web site, or find it at a library near you.
‘A splendid presentation’
“This
book is a splendid presentation of the First Amendment, 'with civil religion as a parallel theme.' Other books on these issues have been appearing of late, but none as clear and thorough as this one.”
— Choice magazine review of Religious Liberty in America