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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... conflicts arise over the demarcation between the legitimate and illegitimate mix of religion and politics . To the extent that the resolution of these conflicts does not achieve a con- sensus among the antagonists , the legitimacy of ...
... conflict and religious competition, flight from pluralism has become appealing to an increasing number of the faithful. But this flight is not necessarily indiscriminate or apolitical; it stems from concrete observations of liberal ...
... conflict . In fact , agrees Neuhaus , it is this conflict that drives the culture wars of modern society . Beyond disagreements of practical problem solving in the formation of public policy , conflict over the transcendence of moral ...
... conflicts over the Ten Commandments in Alabama ironically suggest that the critiques of liberal democracy's apparent bias against religion in general and Christianity in particular reflect a certain artificiality with regard to religion ...
... conflicts arise over the demarcation between the legitimate and illegitimate mix of religion and politics . To the extent that the resolution of these conflicts does not achieve a con- sensus among the antagonists , the legitimacy of ...
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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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