Pews, Prayers, and Participation Dan G. Blazer Replete with new ideas and

Replete with new ideas and fascinating connections

Curran deals with the specific issues of globalization

and four-color illustrations and photographs throughout

Heated debates are not unusual when confronting tough medical issues where it seems that moral and religious perspectives often erupt in conflict with philosophical or political positions

The author concludes by calling for a revolution in psychiatry

Pews, Prayers, and Participation Dan G. Blazer Replete with new ideas andIs the "private" experience of religion counterproductive to engagement in public life? Does the "public" experience of religion contribute anything distinctive to civic engagement? "Pews, Prayers, and Participation" offers a fresh approach to key questions about what role religion plays in fostering civic responsibility in contemporary American society. Written by five prominent scholars of religion and politics, led by Calvin College's Corwin Smidt,