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  • Christianity and Democracy in Global Context

    by John Witte ...
    In the past, Christianity has had both positive and negative influences on democracy. Christian churches have served as benevolent agents of welfare and catalysts of political reform. But they have also served as belligerent allies of repression and censors of human rights. Christian theology has helped to cultivate democratic ideas of equality, li ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • The Legal Foundations of Religious Freedom

    Human Rights in the United States and Europe

    by John Witte Jr, Andrea Pin ...
    Series series Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government Series
    The Legal Foundations of Religious Freedom documents the essential interdependence of human rights and religious freedom in the West, from antiquity to the present.In The Legal Foundations of Religious Freedom, authors John Witte Jr. and Andrea Pin explore the Christian and secular origins of rights in the Western legal tradition and the complex interplay between human rights and religious freedom ... Read more

    $26.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Church, State, and Family

    Reconciling Traditional Teachings and Modern Liberties

    by John Witte, Jr. ...
    Series series Law and Christianity
    This book defends the fundamental place of the marital family in modern liberal societies. While applauding modern sexual freedoms, John Witte, Jr also defends the traditional Western teaching that the marital family is an essential cradle of conscience, chrysalis of care, and cornerstone of ordered liberty. He thus urges churches, states, and other social institutions to protect and promote the ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • Uncivil Disobedience

    Theological Perspectives

    by David M. Gides, Nick Braune, Joan Braune, Joshua W. Carpenter, André Gagné, Ryan R. Gladwin, Jordan E. Miller, Anna Floerke Scheid, Matthew A. Shadle, Matthew J. Tuininga0, Candice Delmas1, Michael Laffin2, John Witte Jr.3 ...
    This book addresses the need for theological reflection on uncivil disobedience. Existing scholarship in theology and politics mostly treats church-state relations theoretically, with studies in non-violent resistance or civil disobedience, or in other ways largely assuming traditional forms of governance and means of protest—all while paying little to no attention to post-modern political ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • The Blessings of Liberty

    Human Rights and Religious Freedom in the Western Legal Tradition

    by John Witte, Jr. ...
    Series series Law and Christianity
    Leading legal scholar John Witte, Jr. explores the role religion played in the development of rights in the Western legal tradition and traces the complex interplay between human rights and religious freedom norms in modern domestic and international law. He examines how US courts are moving towards greater religious freedom, while recent decisions of the pan-European courts in Strasbourg and ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • Religion and the American Constitutional Experiment

    by John Witte, Jr., Joel A. Nichols ...
    This accessible introduction tells the American story of religious liberty from its colonial beginnings to the latest Supreme Court cases. The authors provide extensive analysis of the formation of the First Amendment religion clauses and the plausible original intent or understanding of the founders. They describe the enduring principles of American religious freedom--liberty of conscience, free ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Religion and the American Constitutional Experiment

    by John Witte, Joel A. Nichols, Richard W. Garnett ...
    This accessible and authoritative introduction tells the American story of religious liberty from its colonial beginnings to the latest Supreme Court cases. The authors analyze closely the formation of the First Amendment religion clauses and describe the unique and enduring principles of the American experiment in religious freedom - liberty of conscience, free exercise of religion, religious ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • Religion and the New Republic

    Faith in the Founding of America

    by Daniel L. Driesbach, Mark A. Noll, Catherine A. Brekus, James Hutson, John Witte Jr., Thomas E. Buckley, Michael Novak ...
    A collection of the country's most respected historians, philosophers, and theologians examines the role of religion in the founding of the United States. This collection of never before published essays, originally delivered at the Library of Congress, presents the most original and recent scholarship on a topic that still generates considerable controversy. Anyone interested in colonial history, ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • The Founders on God and Government

    by Daniel L. Dreisbach, Thomas E. Buckley, S J, Mark David Hall, Howard L. Lubert, Vincent Philip Muñoz, Barry Alan Shain0, Garrett Ward Sheldon1, James R. Stoner2, John Witte Jr.3 ...
    "In God We Trust?" The separation of church and state is a widely contested topic in the American political arena. Whether for or against, debaters frequently base their arguments in the Constitution and the principles of the American founding. However, Americans' perception of the founding has narrowed greatly over the years, focusing on a handful of eminent statesmen.By exploring the work of ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • The Western Case for Monogamy over Polygamy

    by John Witte, Jr ...
    Series series Law and Christianity
    For more than 2,500 years, the Western tradition has embraced monogamous marriage as an essential institution for the flourishing of men and women, parents and children, society and the state. At the same time, polygamy has been considered a serious crime that harms wives and children, correlates with sundry other crimes and abuses, and threatens good citizenship and political stability. The West ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • Bookstore Clerks & Significant Others

    Tsunami Press 1

    by Scott Landfield, S. G. Ellerhoff, D. S. Rhodes, Jenny Root, Michael McGriff, Matthew Dickman, Meli Hull, Elly Bookman, Kelsey Yoder, Mose Tuzik Mosley, Bronwynn Dean, Emily Poole, Bob Craven, Valerie Ihsan, Ken Babbs, Deb Casey, Brian Cutean, Cecelia Hagen, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Jorah LaFleur, Dorianne Laux, Carter McKenzie, Joseph Millar, Erik Muller, Eve Müller, Maxine Scates, Tom A. Titus, John Witte ...
    Series Book 1 - Tsunami Press
    Fiction, poetry, prose, and illustration by fourteen Tsunami Books clerks and fourteen significant others. A retrospective, a showcase, and a thank you to the people who, for twenty-seven years, have helped build an independent bookstore and community events center in Eugene, Oregon—and now, also, a new press in a new era. After a quarter century of bookselling and hard-won stewardship, our ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Decide & Do

    by John Witt ...
    This is a self help reading for those that are seeking it. Its an opinion that life is as easy as deciding and doing. This read will break down the portions to help an individual be successful in their search for improvement. ... Read more

    $1.99 USD