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Religion in the national agenda : what we mean by religious, spiritual, secular /

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C. John Sommerville examines common linguistic uses of the terms "religion," "religious," "spiritual," and "secular" in order to discern the proper use of these words in contemporary American culture. For example, he finds that, in English, "religion"...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sommerville, C. John (Charles John), 1938-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, [2009]
Subjects:
Religion and politics.
Religion and science.
Secularism.
Spirituality.
Religion.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Growing confusion over religion and spirituality
  • Defining "religious" and "religion"
  • Why religion and education challenge each other
  • Religion and the law
  • Religion and political variety
  • Science and reductionism
  • Sciences of human life
  • Religion and theologies at odds
  • What we mean by secular.