by STEPHEN L. CARTER



Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
The author of Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby examines the role
of religion in American society.

From Library Journal
Carter, a professor of law at Yale University and author of the acclaimed
Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby ( LJ 9/15/91), advances the
thesis that American law and politics "trivialize" religion by forcing the
religiously faithful to subordinate their personal views to a public faith
largely devoid of religion. Carter argues that religious faith can and
must be a significant element of our public life, even as we affirm the
importance of the separation of church and state. He accepts the place of
prayer in education and in developing family values, and he questions
accepted public policy in matters such as abortion, euthanasia, and
capital punishment. As with Carter's earlier book, which questioned the
utility of racial preferences, this book can be used in helping us examine
accepted views. For another opinion, the careful reader might want to
consider E. Forrester Church's God and Other Famous Liberals: Reclaiming
the Politics of America (S. & S., 1991).
- Jerry E. Stephens, U.S. Court of Appeals Lib., Oklahoma City

Product Details

Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Anchor; 1st Anchor Books ed edition (September 1, 1994)
ISBN: 0385474989