A collection of ten articles analyzing the shifting relationship between religion and politics from a historical perspective. Contributors include George W. Carey, Paul Seabury, Donald W. Brandon, John W. Cooper, James V. Schall, S.J., Burton M. Leiser, David F. Forte, Richard G. Stevens, Edwin D. Johnston, and Jerome J. Hanus. The articles are controversial, but united in their viewpoint that antagonism between government and religion is neither new nor necessary.