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After pointedly rejecting the idea that democracy must rest on orthodox religious faith, Deneen asks whether, in our passion for a democratic Utopia, we hold 'a different faith in its place-a faith in democracy itself that implicitly raises humanity to the position of God and understands democracy as a vessel of salvation and redemption' (p. 287). Throughout this timely work, Deneen pays close scholarly attention (witness his 71 pages of end notes) to theorists, advocates, critics and practitioners of democracy all the way from Protagoras, by way of Abraham Lincoln, to postmoderns such as Richard Rorty.

'Responsibility and Christian Ethics' by William Schweiker is reviewed.

Conflict between parents and adolescents is a common problem faced by social workers. Various treatment approaches for such conflict are examined and an empirically based practice model is proposed. Issues for the evaluation of the effectiveness of treatment are discussed.