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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... institutions and the motives of decision makers . Frequently , Christian leaders , theologians , and activists assert that political insti- tutions , particularly the federal courts , are biased against religion in the public square ...
... institutions to coordinate and harmonize the requirements of civic and spiritual virtue. Yet, like contemporary arguments appealing to history, the late medieval arguments also relied on the genetic fallacy. Their resolution of the ...
... institutions with other political interest groups in the public square , Carter maintains , religion has been effectively trivialized and rendered ineffective . In his judgment , this diminution of freedom of religion enervates the ...
... institutions are forced to address questions of right and wrong in a way that is not “contaminated” by religion. Moreover, he argues that the exclusion of traditional religion as the moral basis of law has created a moral vacuum.43 ...
... institutions between the state and the citizenry.48 By its promulgation of ethical values to guide per- sonal behavior and critique public policy, religion serves as a moral restraint to the overbearing democratic state. In this way, he ...
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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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