Under God?

• Part I. Mainly for the Agnostics and the Exclusionists: 1. What does the Establishment Clause forbid? Reflections on the constitutionality of school vouchers; 2. Why political reliance on religiously grounded morality does not violate the establishment clause; 3. Why political reliance on religiously grounded morality is not illegitimate in a liberal democracy; Part II. Mainly for the Agnostics and the Inclusionists, Especially Inclusionists Who are Religious Believers: 4. Christians, the Bible, and same-sex unions: an argument for political self-restraint; 5. Catholics, the Magisterium, and same-sex unions: an argument for independent judgment. 6. Religion, politics, and abortion.

'With this book, Michael Perry builds on his already secure reputation as one of our most astute, incisive, and level-headed theorists concerning the role of religion in the public square. As in all of Perry's work, what's impressive is the unusual blend of sophisticated theory and concrete examples. What is especially impressive about this particular collection is Perry's ability and willingness to think against the grain - even the grain of his own prior thought! I have learned a great deal, especially from the exemplary final chapter on 'Religion, Politics, and Abortion'.' Nicholas Wolterstorff, Noah Porter Professor of Philosophical Theology, Yale University