On the Significance of Religion for Deliberative Democracy

ISBN-13: 9781032102160 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 136 str.

Kudakwashe Chitsike

Opis

Pioneering the study of the complex relationship between religion and deliberative democracy, this concise and easily accessible volume uses global case studies to instruct on how religious and democratic institutions can symbiotically address community and national challenges.

Spis treści

Summary Recommendations and Implications for Policy Makers, Religious Leaders, Researchers and Practitioners  Introduction: Religion and Deliberative Democracy: An Interface of Practices  1. Deliberative Democracy and Religion as Practices: Problems and Potentials  2. Case Study 1: Religious Spaces and Gender-Based Violence: A Deliberative Approach to Voicing our Pain  3. Case Study 2: "Gyae ma ne nka" (Let It Be): A Religious Notion of Peace or a Shutdown of Democratic Conversations?  4. Case Study 3: Church, Charity, and Philanthropy: Deciding Faith-Based Actions Democratically  Now What? Recommendations and Implications for Policy Makers, Religious Leaders, Researchers, and Practitioners