Damon Linker is a contributing editor for the New Republic and is a Senior Writing Fellow in the Center for Critical Writing at the University of Pennsylvania. He lives in suburban Philadelphia with his wife and two children.
"‘Our saints will not be statesmen and our statesmen will not be
saints.’ In this lapidary sentence Damon Linker concludes his
literate and stirring defense of pluralism as a prerequisite of
decent politics. His deeply thoughtful alternative to both
know-nothing and know-everything politics will instruct readers who
remain open to persuasion—whatever their persuasion."
*Todd Gitlin, author of The Sixties and coauthor of The Chosen
Peoples*
"God made all men equal. But men make religions, and they are not
all equal. Some beliefs—and arguments against belief—are simply
incompatible with life in a liberal democratic society. So argues
Damon Linker in the freshest and most intellectually stimulating
book on church and state to be published in some time."
*Mark Lilla, author of The Stillborn God*
"A sensitive, thoughtful, and important new vision of the place of
belief in an open and tolerant public square. Would that Linker’s
Religious Test catches on!"
*Isaac Kramnick, author of The Godless Constitution*
|
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
