Reaping the Whirlwind: Liberal Democracy and the Religious AxisGeorgetown University Press, 5. jul. 2007 - 352 strani As early as the sixteenth century the liberal democratic state has been forced to confront the question of religion in politics. The result has been a tense and uncomfortable balancing act. Today, in the public square of liberal democracy, a number of religious confessions and beliefs compete for attention. In the American experience, some sense of religious pluralism and relative social harmony has been maintained. However, for this relationship to prevail, a tension must continue to exist—one that balances the political and social pursuits of self-interest with meeting the objectives of the common good. In Reaping the Whirlwind, John R. Pottenger shows how this process began in the modern world, and how societies attempt to manage this ongoing conflict. The first part of the book lays the groundwork of his analysis by using examples from history to demonstrate the genesis of political and religious "whirlwinds." It goes on to explore contemporary case studies, such as conflicts between Mormons and Evangelicals in the United States, liberation theology in Latin America, Islam and the state in Uzbekistan, and radical Christian reconstructionism. Pottenger believes that the formal institutions of liberal democracy should maintain this turbulence, even as religious activism threatens to upset the balance. He concludes by advocating religious liberty and recognizing the individual and social need for expression. At the same time, he maintains that the survival of liberal democracy requires that these religious traditions not dominate the public sphere. |
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... authority has persisted through three millennia as a core teaching in the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic faiths. This covenant of obedience and promise set the Israelites, as “God's chosen people,” apart from other nations. Submission ...
... authority, on the night of July 31, 2001, he placed in the building's rotunda a large, granite monument of the Ten Commandments that he had designed and commissioned at personal expense. At the dedi- catory service for the monument ...
... authority of the federal court to order the monument's removal; after the deadline passed, Judge Thompson held him in contempt of court. Two days later, in response to the contempt finding, the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission ...
... authority in law has deprived the public policy process of any ability to engage in moral debate ; instead , the process is left to rely on utilitarian procedures of major- ity rule alone . In the postmodern era , this forfeiture of the ...
... authority by allowing for the formation of religious beliefs and organizations. With alternative allegiances, argues Carter, organized denominations serve as intermediate institutions between the state and the citizenry.48 By its ...
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Chapter 7 | 157 |
Chapter 8 | 184 |
Chapter 9 | 208 |
Part IV | 241 |
Chapter 10 | 243 |
Notes | 261 |
Bibliography | 301 |
Index | 325 |
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