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Secular America Under Siege
Doubleday
September 2006
On Sale: September 19, 2006
288 pages
ISBN: 0385516479
EAN: 9780385516471
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Religion | Non-Fiction Political
George W. Bush has gone out of his way to blur the line between religion and politics in Americaβthis is acknowledged by his strongest supporters no less than by his most strident critics. The most common explanation of the presidentβs religious agenda points to rise of evangelical Protestantism. Yet as Damon Linker demonstrates in his groundbreaking book, an exclusive focus on the role of evangelicals misses the heart of the story. At its core, the Bush administrationβs overt religiosity represents the triumph of an ideological movement that for the past several decades has devoted itself to fashioning a theocratic governing philosophy for the United Statesβa governing philosophy rooted in Roman Catholicism. Led by Father Richard John Neuhaus, this group of βtheoconservativesβ has actively sought to roll back the division of church and state in American life. The election of 2000 brought the theocons to the peak of political power and influence in Washington. Their ideas inspire the most controversial and divisive policies of the Bush administrationβpolicies whose ultimate goal is nothing less than the end of secular politics in America.
 Media BuzzAll Things Considered - November 28, 2006
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