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Politics as a Christian vocation : faith and democracy today /
Many democratic citizens, including many Christians, think that separation of religion from the state means the exclusion of religious beliefs from the political process. That view is mistaken. Both democracy and Christian faith, this 2004 book shows, call all Christians to make their beliefs effect...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, U.K. ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Many democratic citizens, including many Christians, think that separation of religion from the state means the exclusion of religious beliefs from the political process. That view is mistaken. Both democracy and Christian faith, this 2004 book shows, call all Christians to make their beliefs effective in politics. But the discussion here differs from others. Most have trouble relating religion to democratic discussion and debate because they assume that religious differences cannot be publicly debated. Against this majority view, this book argues that Christian faith belongs in politics because it shares with democracy a full commitment to rational pursuit of the truth. The book then develops ideals of justice and the common good Christians should advocate within the democratic process and shows the difference they make for contemporary politics in the United States, focusing specifically on issues of abortion, affirmative action, and economic distribution. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 185 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-176) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511231091 9780511231094 0511226985 9780511226984 051123032X 9780511230325 9780511617294 0511617291 9780521838764 0521838762 1107162203 9781107162204 0511228686 9780511228681 0511316429 9780511316425 0511229526 9780511229527 |