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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... moral society. The flight from pluralism becomes a political cause: to return America to the moral conditions of its past, to a Godly state of affairs. Many religious leaders attribute the moral decline of civil society to the state's ...
... moral standards. Absolute moral standards have been replaced by emphasis on personal ethics in a democratic society, which has resulted in moral confusion and relativism. Given widespread moral relativism, believers perceive a decline ...
... moral standards has damaged the moral fabric of the nation. Furthermore, the roots of judicial failure can be found in the flawed ethos of liberal democracy, which has come to deny the divine basis of society and morality. For some, a ...
... moral and practical basis of ancient Israelite theology and society.3 Its moral authority has persisted through three millennia as a core teaching in the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic faiths. This covenant of obedience and promise set ...
... moral support and to encourage the protestors . 13 As the deadline for removal approached , determined supporters of the chief justice continued to arrive from throughout the country . U.S. federal marshals , Alabama state troopers ...
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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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