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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... worldviews in the public square. As a result of political conflict and religious competition, flight from pluralism has become appealing to an increasing number of the faithful. But this flight is not necessarily indiscriminate or ...
... worldviews may be antithetical to the ethos and political insti- tutions of liberal democracy. For advocates of the public display of the Decalogue, the commandments represent essential moral instructions for the well-being of ...
... worldviews and epistemologies . Carter realizes that religious and theological arguments justifying moral positions on public policy matters provide a predicament for public dialogue in a democracy : “ What is often less noted , but no ...
... worldview to secular and other worldviews to demonstrate the superiority of Christianity in offering “a more consistent and com- prehensive account of reality.”71 Neuhaus suggests that this translation process may already be pres- ent ...
... worldviews in the public square. As a result of political conflict and religious competition, flight from pluralism has become appealing to an increasing number of the faithful. But this flight is not necessarily indiscriminate or ...
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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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