Aversion to and Understanding of God Talk in the Public Sphere: A Survey Experiment

"God talk" occurs when a member of the public gives religious reasons for a policy claim. The legitimacy of God talk is the subject of great debate among sociological and political theorists of the public sphere. There has never been an empirical study of the general public's views of...

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Main Author: Evans, John H. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2017]
In: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 56, Issue: 3, Pages: 459-480
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Public space / Speech / God / Topic
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
CG Christianity and Politics
KBQ North America
Further subjects:B Religion and science
B Public Sphere
B Public discourse
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