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Now in paperback, a primer of essential writings about one of the cornerstones of our democracy by the original authors of the Constitution, edited by preeminant liberal theologian Forrest Church. Americans will never stop debating the question of church-state separation, and such debates invariably lead back to the nation's beginnings and the founders' intent." The Separation of Church and State" presents a basic collection of the founders' t...

What makes us all Americans--whatever our differences--is adherence to a creed, a creed based upon cornerstone truths the founders believed "self-evident." From the earliest days, the survival of the new republic hinged not merely upon the expression of these grand principles of liberty and equality but upon their spiritual underpinnings. Freedom and faith were intertwined. America, as a foreign observer once put it, is a nation with the soul ...

Described by Cornel West as "a towering public intellectual and the leading universalist philosopher of his generation, " Forrest Church was one of the preeminent liberal theologians of our time. His final gift, "The Cathedral of the World, " draws from the entire span of Church's life's work to leave behind a clear statement of his universalist theology and liberal faith. Giving new voice to the power of liberal religion, Church invites all s...

On February 4, 2008, Forrest Church sent a letter to the members of his congregation, informing them that he had terminal cancer but promising to sum up his thoughts on the topics that had been so pervasive in his work-love and death. The goal of life, Church tells us, "is to live in such a way that our lives will prove worth dying for." This moving book is imbued with ideas and exemplars for achieving that goal.

Described by Cornel West as "a towering public intellectual and the leading universalist philosopher of his generation, " Forrest Church was one of the preeminent liberal theologians of our time. His final gift, "The Cathedral of the World", draws from the entire span of Church's life's work to leave behind a clear statement of his universalist theology and liberal faith. Giving new voice to the power of liberal religion, Church invites all se...

Church has been justly celebrated as a writer of American history, but his works of spiritual guidance have been especially valued for their insight and inspiration. This last book in his impressive oeuvre offers stories drawn from his own experiences and from the lives of his friends, family, and parishioners.

A prominent religious historian examines the role established religion has played in the administrations of American presidents, from Washington to the present.

In this eloquent, personal, hopeful book, writer and minister Forrest Church explores the lifelines that can sustain us in times of trouble: deeper connections to neighbor and stranger, a better understanding of human limits, and a larger view of our place in the universe.