Is This God's Country?

Is This God's Country? presents an exploration by noted philosopher Robert Audi on the tensions between church and state in the democratic United States. He investigates how and why America separates church and state, and whether this separation benefits both religious and secular citizens. Audi then proposes standards for discussing and resolving church-state issues in education, business, and medicine, using a multitude of examples. He addresses the question whether America can be Christian--or religious at all--in a way that still integrates religious liberty with democratic law-making, and expands the common ground we would need in order to overcome the cultural fragmentation that besets America.

Robert Audi is John A. O'Brien Professor of Philosophy at University of Notre Dame. He is internationally known for ethics, political philosophy, epistemology, philosophy of religion, and philosophy of action.

- Preface and acknowledgments
- Introduction: The Challenge to America: Now and Into the Future
- Part One: Religion and Democracy: Can Church and State Be Separated in a Nation Founded on Religious Ideals?
- 1. Why Think America is God's Country?
- 2. What Is a Religion?
- 3. Religion as an Engine of Law-Making
- 4. Ethics and Democracy: Why Should a Religious Nation Tolerate Irreligion?
- Part Two: Religion and Politics in Everyday Life
- 5. Public Education: Why Shouldn't Public Education
- 6. Religion, Democracy, and Economic Liberty:
- 7. Healthcare in America: Why Should Government Be
- Part Three: The Ethics of Citizenship
- 8. The Civic Responsibilities of Citizens:
- 9. Can We Integrate Morality, Politics, and Religion?
- 10. Civil Discourse as a Challenge for Citizens and Government
- 11. Can America Be Christian?