September 01, 2000
Stephen Carter visits Emory ethics center
Author Stephen L. Carter will visit Emory October 30 for a lecture and book signing at 4pm in White Hall, Room 208.
Stephen Carter, author of the best selling The Culture of Disbelief, redefines the role of religion in politics in his new book, God’s Name in Vain. Carter argues that American politics is unimaginable without America’s religious voices. Using contemporary and historical examples, from abolitionist sermons to presidential candidates’ confessions, he illustrates the ways in which religion and politics do and do not mesh well, and the ways in which spiritual perspectives might make vital contributions to our national debates.
Yet while Carter is eager to defend the political involvement of the religious from its critics, he also warns us of the importance of setting out some sensible limits, so that religious institutions do not allow themselves to be seduced by the lure of temporal power, into a kind of passionate, dysfunctional and even immoral love affair. Lastly, he offers strong examples of principled and prophetic religious activism for those who choose their God before their country.
Stephen L. Carter is the author of several acclaimed books, including The Culture of Disbelief, Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby, Integrity, and Civility. He is a leading intellectual who appears regularly on national television and radio, and his writings have appeared in major national magazines and newspapers. He currently resides in New Haven, CT. He is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale University.
— from Basic Books
For more information, please contact Chance Hunter at (404) 727-1179 or chunte2@emory.edu.
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