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"{Neuhaus} here displays wide knowledge and incisive criticism regarding contemporary religious currents in the United States. . . . I learned a great deal from the book about the Protestant churches and their role in American society over the past two decades. . . . At the beginning of the book, Neuhaus had located himself politically in the 'vital center' of liberal democracy. However, because of his vagueness on specific issues, he might well give further reflection to his own perceptive comment: 'The center is usually not a viewpoint but an expedient place to be in the absence of viewpoints.'"

"{Neuhaus} here displays wide knowledge and incisive criticism regarding contemporary religious currents in the United States. . . . I learned a great deal from the book about the Protestant churches and their role in American society over the past two decades. . . . At the beginning of the book, Neuhaus had located himself politically in the 'vital center' of liberal democracy. However, because of his vagueness on specific issues, he might well give further reflection to his own perceptive comment: 'The center is usually not a viewpoint but an expedient place to be in the absence of viewpoints.'"

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*The American Enterprise v. 14 no. 6 (Sept. 2003).

*''The American Enterprise'' v. 14 no. 6 (Sept. 2003).

*Choice v. 22 (Nov. 1984).  

*''Choice'' v. 22 (Nov. 1984).  

*Christianity Today v. 28 (Sept. 7 1984).  

*''Christianity Today'' v. 28 (Sept. 7 1984).  

*Commentary v. 79 (Jan. 1985).  

*''Commentary'' v. 79 (Jan. 1985).  

*Commonweal v. 111 (Aug. 10 1984).

*''Commonweal'' v. 111 (Aug. 10 1984).

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"{This} is an important book, coming onto the scene at a moment when the problems of democracy, public life, and religion are receiving a great deal of searching scrutiny. Neuhaus's argument deserves to be taken seriously, although the book does not present a sustained argument so much as a series of interconnected analyses, some of great import, such as the [[linkage]] of fundamentalists with secularists and the liberal churches. Yet the book is also flawed by too many fringe issues. It is not always logically consistent, especially in the section discussing some form of Communism as a likely candidate for filling the empty square, and certainly the extreme closeness of fit between religion and public philosophy in American history can and will be challenged. But, overall, this is a book worth reading, and more, worth thinking about."

"{This} is an important book, coming onto the scene at a moment when the problems of democracy, public life, and religion are receiving a great deal of searching scrutiny. Neuhaus's argument deserves to be taken seriously, although the book does not present a sustained argument so much as a series of interconnected analyses, some of great import, such as the [[linkage]] of fundamentalists with secularists and the liberal churches. Yet the book is also flawed by too many fringe issues. It is not always logically consistent, especially in the section discussing some form of Communism as a likely candidate for filling the empty square, and certainly the extreme closeness of fit between religion and public philosophy in American history can and will be challenged. But, overall, this is a book worth reading, and more, worth thinking about."

*Theology Today v. 42 (July 1985).  

*Theology Today v. 42 (July 1985).  

*Zygon v. 20 (June 1985). and has been influential.

*Zygon v. 20 (June 1985). and has been influential.

==Books by Neuhaus==

==Books by Neuhaus==

* ''American Babylon: Notes of a Christian Exile'' (2009) 270 pp.  

* ''American Babylon: Notes of a Christian Exile'' (2009) 270 pp.