This is an innovative study on the social phenomena known as Secularism, and its impact on American culture. Initially tracing the historical events contributing to the rise of Secularism in America, Baker deems it a failed social policy and believes only an institutional separation--not an absolute separation--between church and state can preserve the ideals embedded in the U.S. Constitution and secure a sound and fair public policy.
Author: Hunter Baker
Submitted: August 05, 2009
Tell us a little about yourself. I am the associate provost at Houston Baptist University. My work has appeared in Christianity Today, American Spectator, National Review Online, the Journal of Law and Religion, Human Events, and many other outlets. I am a J.D./Ph.D. specializing in religion, politics, and culture.
What was your motivation behind this project? I wrote the book I wanted to read! For many years I looked for a really comprehensive critique of secularism. This is it!
What do you hope folks will gain from this project? I hope they will begin to really understand how taking God out of public life essentially solves nothing. It doesn't make peace between people. It isn't a more rational way to engage in political discussion.
How were you personally impacted by working on this project? Writing this book was one of the best periods of thinking and study in my life. I had a chance to reflect deeply on something that matters greatly to me. And I remember my children (then age 2 and 5) romping around the house while I tried to work.
Who are your influences, sources of inspiration or favorite authors / artists? Augustine, Martin Luther, Abraham Kuyper, Martin Luther, Whittaker Chambers, Richard John Neuhaus . . .
Anything else you'd like readers / listeners to know: I think this book will help readers to have a much better understanding of church and state and how the two interact in a healthy manner. I also think it will help people understand the course of the history between religion and politics.
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