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The Dissent of the Governed: A Meditation on Law, Religion, and Loyalty, by Stephen L. Carter (Harvard, 192 pp., $19.95)

STEPHEN Carter, a professor of constitutional law at Yale, argues in his new book, as he has many times before, in favor of greater governmental respect for religion and religious people. He berates “liberal constitutionalism” for favoring a view of the world that is “deeply secular and pressing for change” as opposed to a view that is “deeply religious and tied to tradition.” His defense of religion and tradition is weakened, unfortunately, by the fact that he is himself a deeply committed liberal.

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The Dissent of the Governed: A Meditation on Law, Religion, and Loyalty, by Stephen L. Carter (Harvard, 192 pp., $19.95)

STEPHEN Carter, a professor of constitutional law at Yale, argues in his new book, as he has many times before, in favor of greater governmental respect for religion and religious people. He berates “liberal constitutionalism” for favoring a view of the world that is “deeply secular and pressing for change” as opposed to a view that is “deeply religious and tied to tradition.” His defense of religion and tradition is weakened, unfortunately, by the fact that he is himself a deeply committed liberal.