Includes bibliographical references.

The liberal social contract and the privatization of religion/ Jean Bethke Elshtain-- Redescribing social inclusion : underrepresented ethnicities and a new American identity/ Lewis S. Mudge-- Narrative power and liberal truth in building a new consensus/ Eldon Eisenach-- American Jews and the public square : notes for an American Jewish public philosophy/ Alan Mittleman-- The significance of a contemporary Catholic debate for American public life/ Mary Doak-- The meaning of faith in public discourse/ John B. Cobb, Jr.-- Liberal, conservative, progressive dialogue/ John Quiring-- Public reason and its religious discontents/ William R. O'Neill-- Television and violence/ Thomas A. Idinopulos.

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