In Defense of Civility: How Religion Can Unite America on Seven Moral Issues That Divide Us

In Defense of Civility: How Religion Can Unite America on Seven Moral Issues That Divide Us

by JamesCalvinDavis (Author)

Synopsis

From the big four (abortion, homosexuality, euthanasia, and stem-cell research) to war, poverty, and the environment, this timely book considers religion's impact on moral debates in America's past and present. James Calvin Davis argues for religion's potential to enrich both the content and the civility of public conversation. This book will interest all concerned citizens yearning for more careful thinking about the role of religion in public debate.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Publisher: Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S.
Published: 01 Oct 2010

ISBN 10: 0664235441
ISBN 13: 9780664235444

Author Bio
James Calvin Davis is Associate Professor of Religion at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont. He is the editor of On Religious Liberty: Selections from the Works of Roger Williams.