Thank you for the response, and for finding the reference. > I was only responding from my experience that, particularly within the public sphere, religion occ

Thank you for the response, and for finding the reference. > I was only responding from my experience that, particularly within the public sphere, religion occupies just as strong a force in identity politics as other personal features. That is true. In contrast, one of my main points was that there is a significant amount of private, sincere religious practice that is not (primarily) political in nature. I did not wish to downplay the role of religion in politics (which you correctly point out is significant) but rather the role of politics in religion. Now, the question of what role religion should play (or should be afforded) in politics is an interesting one; one that I don't have a clear position on at present. I read some Wolterstorff while I was studying philosophy, but I don't recall that specific book. From what I have sampled so far it seems quite interesting.