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Drawing on current research in science and religion, distinguished bioethicist Stephen G. Post provocatively argues that human beings are, by nature, inclined toward a presence in the universe that is higher than their own. In consequence, the institutions of everyday life, such as schools, the workplace, and the public square, are not justified in censoring the spiritual and religious expression that freely arises from the wellspring of the human spirit.

Post believes that the privatization of religious expression, coupled with the imposition of a secular monism, is a departure from true liberal democracy in which citizens are free to assert themselves in ways that manifest their full nature. Utilizing research in the neurosciences, psychiatry, the social sciences, and evolutionary psychology, he provides scientific information supporting the idea, familiar to theories of natural law, that religious expression and freedom are essential human goods. In developing this perspective, Post also engages in a critical conversation with secular existentialism.

Book of Distinction: 2005
Publication Date: September 2003
ISBN: 9780268030629 (0268030626), $18.00, Paperback
Illustrations: no
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press

Author Info

Stephen G. Post is professor and associate director for educational programs in the department of bioethics ay Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He is senior research scholar at the Becket Institute, St. Hugh's College, Oxford University. Dr. Post has published widely in the area of science and religion. He is editor-in-chief of the third edition of the five-volume Encyclopedia of Bioethics, and was recently named President of the Institute for Research on Unlimited Love-Altruism, Compassion, Service.

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	Human Nature and the Freedom of Public Religious Expression Post, Stephen G List Price: $18.00 Available at the Publisher's website Book Information / Details Author Info Editorial Reviews Press Release Drawing on current research in science and religion, distinguished bioethicist Stephen G. Post provocatively argues that human beings are, by nature, inclined toward a presence in the universe that is higher than their own. In consequence, the institutions of everyday life, such as schools, the workplace, and the public square, are not justified in censoring the spiritual and religious expression that freely arises from the wellspring of the human spirit. Post believes that the privatization of religious expression, coupled with the imposition of a secular monism, is a departure from true liberal democracy in which citizens are free to assert themselves in ways that manifest their full nature. Utilizing research in the neurosciences, psychiatry, the social sciences, and evolutionary psychology, he provides scientific information supporting the idea, familiar to theories of natural law, that religious expression and freedom are essential human goods. In developing this perspective, Post also engages in a critical conversation with secular existentialism. Book of Distinction: 2005 Publication Date: September 2003 ISBN: 9780268030629 (0268030626), $18.00, Paperback Illustrations: no Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press Author Info Stephen G. Post is professor and associate director for educational programs in the department of bioethics ay Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He is senior research scholar at the Becket Institute, St. Hugh's College, Oxford University. Dr. Post has published widely in the area of science and religion. He is editor-in-chief of the third edition of the five-volume Encyclopedia of Bioethics, and was recently named President of the Institute for Research on Unlimited Love-Altruism, Compassion, Service. Editorial Reviews no reviews for this title Press Release no press releases for this title
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