American Dreams and Gospel Promises Part 2: A more perfect union
The second session in this series takes up the American dream of "a more perfect union," enshrined in the opening lines of the US Constitution (1787). Its relationship to the God-language of the Declaration of Independence and to the "city on a hill" of the Puritans offers a window into the vision and project of the country's founders to respect both the foundational place of religion in human life and the pragmatic plurality of religious views and convictions in public policy debates.
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