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Reaping the whirlwind : liberal democracy and the religious axis /
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 at...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
Georgetown University Press,
©2007.
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| Colección: | Religion and politics series (Georgetown University)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 existùone that balances the political and social pursuits of self-interest with meeting the objectives of the. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 342 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-323) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781435627512 1435627512 9781589014046 1589014049 |