Religious Citizens in a Secular Public: Separate. Equal?

Authors

John F. Covaleskie, University of Oklahoma

Document Type

Article in Response to Controversy

Abstract

In our generation, the crisis of democracy is embodied in the conflict between those who view the U.S. as a Christian republic to be governed according to (their interpretation of) the Bible and those who view the United States as a purely secular state, neutral on moral questions and the general nature of a good life. The hope is that, despite these radically different and incommensurable visions of the good, society can be held together by a thin consensus on procedures combined with public neutrality on the nature of the Good (Rawls, 1971/1999).

Genre/Form

articles

Recommended Citation

Covaleskie, John F. (2014) "Religious Citizens in a Secular Public: Separate. Equal?," Journal of Educational Controversy: Vol. 8: No. 1, Article 3.
Available at: https://cedar.wwu.edu/jec/vol8/iss1/3

Subjects - Topical (LCSH)

Religion and state--United States; Church and state--United States; Religion in the public schools--United States; Freedom of religion--United States

Geographic Coverage

United States--Religion

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

Type

Text