 Book Reviews Seduced by Science: How American Religion has Lost its Way By Steven Goldberg Reviewed by Robert P. Mills Nov/Dec, 1999 |
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“American religion has fallen into a trap. Just at the moment when it has the political strength and the legal right to participate effectively in public debate, it has lost its distinctive voice,” writes Steven Goldberg, professor of law at Georgetown. As might be expected, he spends more time on free speech, freedom of religion and the role of religion in public life than on theological doctrines or scientific discoveries. (The 17-page bibliography includes four pages of court cases.) While one might wish for a more robust articulation of “the central religious message” than that it “revolves around ideas of humility, values, and faith,” Goldberg effectively documents our right, and reminds us of our responsibility, to maintain and proclaim our “faith-based perspective” in such important public debates as cloning, gene patents, homosexual behavior and abortion. |
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