Democratic religion from Locke to Obama : faith and the civic life of democracy /

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Debating or making speeches, American politicians invariably cite tenets of Christian faith-even as they unfailingly defend the liberal principles of tolerance and religious neutrality that underpin a pluralistic democracy. How these seemingly contradictory impulses can coexist-and whether this unde...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Areshidze, Giorgi, 1983- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2016]
Colección:American political thought.
Temas:
Religious pluralism > Political aspects.
Religious tolerance.
Religion and politics.
Liberalism > Religious aspects.
Democracy > Religious aspects.
Tolérance religieuse.
Religion et politique.
Libéralisme > Aspect religieux.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
Democracy > Religious aspects
Liberalism > Religious aspects
Religion and politics
Religious tolerance
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Debating or making speeches, American politicians invariably cite tenets of Christian faith-even as they unfailingly defend the liberal principles of tolerance and religious neutrality that underpin a pluralistic democracy. How these seemingly contradictory impulses can coexist-and whether this undermines the religious tradition that makes a liberal democracy possible-are the pressing questions that Giorgi Areshidze grapples with in this exploration of the civic role of religion in American political life. The early modern Enlightenment political philosophy of John Locke has been deeply influen.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780700622689
0700622683

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