The Jewish Social Contract : An Essay in Political Theology /

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The Jewish Social Contract begins by asking how a traditional Jew can participate politically and socially and in good faith in a modern democratic society, and ends by proposing a broad, inclusive notion of secularity. David Novak takes issue with the view--held by the late philosopher John Rawls a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Novak, David, 1941-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2005.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Secularism > Political aspects
Judaism and state
Judaism and politics
Democracy > Religious aspects > Judaism
Covenants > Religious aspects > Judaism
Social contract > Religious aspects > Judaism.
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
RELIGION > Judaism > Theology.
Secularisation > Aspect politique.
Alliances (Religion) > Judaïsme.
Democratie > Aspect religieux > Judaïsme.
Judaïsme et politique.
Contrat social > Aspect religieux > Judaïsme.
Judaïsme et État.
Secularism > Political aspects.
Covenants > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Democracy > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Judaism and politics.
Judaism and state.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The Jewish Social Contract begins by asking how a traditional Jew can participate politically and socially and in good faith in a modern democratic society, and ends by proposing a broad, inclusive notion of secularity. David Novak takes issue with the view--held by the late philosopher John Rawls and his followers--that citizens of a liberal state must, in effect, check their religion at the door when discussing politics in a public forum. Novak argues that in a "liberal democratic state, members of faith-based communities--such as tradition-minded Jews and Christians--ought to be able to adh.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (284 pages).
ISBN:9781400824397

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