Joseph P Viteritti: 2 books
The Last Freedom
Religion from the Public School to the Public Square
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2009
The presidency of George W. Bush has polarized the church-state debate as never before. The Far Right has been emboldened to use religion to govern, while the Far Left has redoubled its efforts to evict religion from public life entirely. Fewer people on the Right seem to respect the church-state...
The Pragmatist
Bill de Blasio's Quest to Save the Soul of New York
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2017
When Michael Bloomberg handed over the city to Bill de Blasio, New York and the country were experiencing record levels of income inequality. De Blasio was the first progressive elected to City Hall in twenty years. Invoking Fiorello La Guardia's name, he pledged to improve the lives of those marginalized...