Karin Fry is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, USA. She is the author of Arendt: A Guide for the Perplexed (2009). Her research interests include continental philosophy, social and political philosophy, and public philosophy.

• Introduction 1. Christian Conservatives and the War against Secular Humanism 2. The Secular Left: 'Reason,' Religion, and the Threat of Theocracy 3. The Common Origins of the Right and the Left on Church and State

"Fry offers a cohesive example of how a certain sort of very powerful and pervasive rhetoric works, and for the educated lay audience it will certainly prove a useful book in describing one of the most impactful forms of political speech today." (Leslie Dorrough Smith, Journal of Church and State, Vol. 57, Autumn, 2015)