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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... social benefit of state support of divinely inspired moral standards has damaged the moral fabric of the nation. Furthermore, the roots of judicial failure can be found in the flawed ethos of liberal democracy, which has come to deny ...
... social consequences. Carter maintains that the prohibition of congressional recognition of an established religion originally prevented only the federal govern- ment from establishing a state religion at the national level. The orig ...
... social contract theory of liberalism in the development of American political thought.6 Pearcey argues that classical Christianity posits God as the sole source of moral authority , which must be the basis of law.67 Once the ethos of ...
... social consequences. Furthermore, Pearcey argues, with its rejection of a transcendent moral standard, social contract theory has become the primary engine of secularization and the ideology of secularism in America. She calls for the ...
... social teachings, has played a crucial role in Western political philosophy. In fact, the heritage of liberal political thinking, with its significant religious content, may serve as intellectual justification for religious activism in ...
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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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