Religious Conviction in Liberal Politics

ISBN-13: 9780521011556 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 416 str.

Christopher J. Eberle

Opis

What role should a citizen's religious convictions play in political activities? Christopher Eberle is deeply at odds with the dominant orthodoxy among political theorists about the relationship of religion to politics. His argument is that a citizen may responsibly base political commitments on religious beliefs, even if the only reasons for those political commitments are religious in nature. An inherently controversial book that offers a substantial challenge to political liberalism, it will be read by students of philosophy, political science, law and religious studies.

Recenzje

'Eberle's book should become the new gold standard … In thinking about the question of the proper role of religion in politics, this is the book with which one should now begin. If one were going to read just one book in this area, this is the book I would recommend.' Michael Perry, Wake Forest University

Spis treści

Part I. Religion and Responsible Citizenship: 1. Religion and responsible citizenship; 2. Pluralism and religion; 3. Justificatory liberalism; Part II. Why Restraint?: 4. What respect requires; 5. What respect does not require; 6. Religion, war and division; Part III. What Is Public Justification?: 7. Populist conceptions of public justification; 8. Liberalism and mysticism; 9. A theistic case for restraint.