Reaping the Whirlwind: Liberal Democracy and the Religious AxisGeorgetown University Press, 2007 M07 5 - 352 páginas 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 exist—one that balances the political and social pursuits of self-interest with meeting the objectives of the common good. In Reaping the Whirlwind, John R. Pottenger shows how this process began in the modern world, and how societies attempt to manage this ongoing conflict. The first part of the book lays the groundwork of his analysis by using examples from history to demonstrate the genesis of political and religious "whirlwinds." It goes on to explore contemporary case studies, such as conflicts between Mormons and Evangelicals in the United States, liberation theology in Latin America, Islam and the state in Uzbekistan, and radical Christian reconstructionism. Pottenger believes that the formal institutions of liberal democracy should maintain this turbulence, even as religious activism threatens to upset the balance. He concludes by advocating religious liberty and recognizing the individual and social need for expression. At the same time, he maintains that the survival of liberal democracy requires that these religious traditions not dominate the public sphere. |
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... Alabama Supreme Court, assert that open display of the commandments of the Decalogue amounts to public acknowledgment of God, which is cru- cial to the maintenance of a moral culture and a good society. Never- theless, the political and ...
... Alabama Judicial Building in Montgomery. They had been drawn to the building to protect a repre- sentation of a symbol of their faith. Affirming the Judeo-Christian foun- dation of American law, Roy S. Moore, chief justice of the Alabama ...
... Alabama National Guard troops to defend the monument from removal , but the governor refused . 12 In response , nationally prominent evangelical Christian leaders and conservative politicians attended the rallies to offer moral support ...
... Alabama and reentered the legal profession in private practice in the Etowah county seat of Gadsden. In 1986 he ... Alabama Freethought Association sued Moore in Montgomery County District Court for breaching the wall of separation ...
... Alabama's Unified Judicial System, which included responsi- bility for the facilities of the Alabama Judicial Building.20 With this authority, on the night of July 31, 2001, he placed in the building's rotunda a large, granite monument ...
Contenido
Chapter 7 | 157 |
Chapter 8 | 184 |
Chapter 9 | 208 |
Part IV | 241 |
Chapter 10 | 243 |
Notes | 261 |
Bibliography | 301 |
Index | 325 |
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