"A fascinating study that merits serious attention."
--Washington Post Book World
"An indispensable contribution to the understanding of the sad state of argument in America."
--Robert Bellah, co-author of Habits of the Heart
"An extraordinary intellectual achievement--a careful and immensely constructive analysis of moral and
cultural conflicts."
--Robert Coles, author of The Spiritual Life of Children
Submitted by Publishers, July, 2001
Summary
A trenchant commentary on the meaning of the battle between the new religious right and left, and how fundamentalists
and progressives are engaged in a moral struggle to control the family, art, education, law, politics, and every
aspect of American life.
"A fascinating study that merits serious attention."
--Washington Post Book World
"An indispensable contribution to the understanding of the sad state of argument in America."
--Robert Bellah, co-author of Habits of the Heart
"An extraordinary intellectual achievement--a careful and immensely constructive analysis of moral and
cultural conflicts."
--Robert Coles, author of The Spiritual Life of Children