Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-205) and index.
Contents
Why consider opposing viewpoints? -- Introduction -- ch. 1. How does the culture war affect politics in the United States? -- Chapter preface -- 1. American politics are divided by culture / Robert Reich -- 2. Political division masks cultural agreement in the United States / Jonathan Rauch -- 3. Rich elitists seek to impose their values on traditional America / Domenick Maglio -- 4. Conservative politicians encourage resentment against liberal policy makers / David A. Horowitz -- Periodical bibliography -- ch. 2. Is there a culture war between believers and humanists? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Humanists have expelled Christianity from the classroom / David Limbaugh -- 2. Conflicts over prayer in schools are deeply rooted in American history / Jonathan Zimmerman -- 3. Conservative Catholic organization Opus Dei thrives on culture war / Rob Boston -- 4. State neutrality allows peaceful coexistence between the religious and nonbelievers / Thomas W. Clark -- 5. Advocates promote a new type of creationism as scientific / Barbara Forrest and Glenn Branch -- 6. The law requires the teaching of critiques of Darwinism / David K. DeWolf and Seth L. Cooper -- Periodical bibliography --
ch. 3. Is the culture war going global? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Religious conservatives find common ground in the culture war / Cristina Odone -- 2. Secularism and Islam challenge traditional Christian culture in Europe / George Weigel -- 3. Population decline may make conservatives culture war victors / Stanley Kurtz -- 4. Secular-progressives hinder America's efforts in the war on terror / Bill O'Reilly -- 5. Conservatives use the war on terror to advance their political agenda / Tom De Luca and John Buell -- Periodical bibliography -- ch. 4. Is the culture war a matter of economics? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Conservative politicians use the culture war to mask economic problems / Thomas Frank -- 2. Working Americans value both self-reliance and community / David Callahan -- 3. Unbridled capitalism leads to cultural decay in the United States / Neal Wood -- 4. Conservatives must look beyond free market values / Rod Dreher -- 5. Free-market culture gives people the liberty they crave / Charles Paul Freund -- 6. There is a culture war over the countryside / Roger Scruton -- Periodical bibliography -- For further discussion -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography -- Index.
