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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... ethos of liberal democracy, which has come to deny the divine basis of society and morality. For some, a “war on Christians” is under way.1 As one religious warrior assesses the situation, the culture war centers on the battle between ...
... ethos of the Ten Commandments, however, contrasts sharply with that of liberal democracy. Although a set of moral obligations and a set of personal rights may compliment each other within a particular ethical framework, one set will ...
... ethos of the culture accepts and promulgates the classical liberal Enlighten- ment view of a logical distinction between facts and values.45 Pearcey maintains that the search for scientifically explained and empirically corroborated ...
... ethos of the Enlightenment , including the fact – value dichotomy and the social contract theory , denied the reality of divine creation and rev- elation , the moral basis of law eroded , leaving only experience and reason as bases for ...
... ethos of liberal democracy, which has come to deny the divine basis of society and morality. For some, a “war on Christians” is under way.1 As one religious warrior assesses the situation, the culture war centers on the battle between ...
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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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