The Contested Public Square: The Crisis of Christianity and Politics

This book introduces the history of Christian political thought in Western culture - a culture experiencing the dissolution of a long-foughtfor consensus around natural law theory.Understanding our current crisis, where there is little agreement and often opposing views about how to maintain both religious freedom and liberal democracy, requires exploring how wegot where we are. Greg Forster tells that long back story with deft discernment and clear insight. He offers this retrospective not only to inform but also to point the way beyond the current impasse in the contested public square... Market/Audience Students and professors of history and political science Christians in government Culture-watchers Features and Benefits A lively, engaging, informed and readable survey An introductory text aimed at undergraduates Accessible to the general reader

Greg Forster is director of the Program in American History, Economics Religion in the Kern Family Foundation. He is also a senior fellow at the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice.