TY - BOOK ID - 17577974 TI - Taking Faith Seriously AU - Bane, Mary Jo AU - Coffin, Brent AU - Higgins, Richard PY - 2009 SN - 0674017102 0674020480 9780674020481 9780674017108 PB - Cambridge, MA DB - UniCat KW - 316:2 <73> KW - 316:2 <73> Godsdienstsociologie--Verenigde Staten van Amerika. VSA. USA KW - Godsdienstsociologie--Verenigde Staten van Amerika. VSA. USA KW - Christian sociology KW - Christianity and politics KW - Church and social problems KW - Christianity and social problems KW - Social problems and Christianity KW - Social problems and the church KW - Social problems UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:17577974 AB - Whether simply uneasy or downright hostile, the relation between religion and liberal democracy in this country has long been vexed and complex--and crucial to what America is and aspires to be. Amid increasingly contentious exchanges over fundamentalism, abortion rights, secularism, and pluralism, this book reminds us of the critical role that religion plays in the health and well-being of a democracy. ER -