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Religion and public life in America through time
The piece surveys the evolving role of religion in the United States from the Pilgrims to modern society, noting shifts in church influence, rising religious pluralism, and secular trends while highlighting voices from Yale, Brookings, and Hartford Seminary. It discusses Protestant and Catholic growth, planned abortions, and the tension between faith and public ethics. It also previews a section on politics and the church.
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America
Reichley
Society 18
William McKinney
Hartford Seminary