Subject: Religion Book Title: Democracy and the New Religious Pluralism
Democracy and the New Religious Pluralism
Banchoff, Thomas (Editor),
Associate Professor of Government and Director of the Initiative on Religion, Politics, and Peace,
Georgetown University
Print publication date: 2007
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: September 2007 Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-530722-1 doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195307221.001.0001 |
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Abstract:
This book examines the new religious pluralism and the challenges it poses for democratic societies on both sides of the Atlantic. What are the contours of this new religious pluralism? What are its implications for the theory and practice of democracy? Does increasing religious pluralism erode the cultural and social foundations of democracy? To what extent do different religious communities embrace similar — or at least compatible — ethical and political commitments? By seeking answers to these questions, this book offers a revealing look at the future of religion in democratic societies. The book offers a structured conversation about the social and political implications of the new religious pluralism.
Keywords: democratic societies, democratic theory, ethical commitments, political commitments, religion Table of Contents
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Introduction
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Pluralism, Protestantization, and the Voluntary Principle
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Uneven Secularization in the United States and Western Europe
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Immigration and the New Religious Pluralism
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The Transnational Struggle for Jewish Pluralism
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Politicians' Perceptions of the “Muslim Problem”
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America's Muslims
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Religious Diversity in a “Christian Nation”
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Radical Evil in Liberal Democracies
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Islam and the Republic
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Pluralism, Tolerance, and Democracy
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American Religious Pluralism
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A Voice of One's Own
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The End of Religious Pluralism
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Stem Cell Politics, Religious and Secular
Index
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doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195307221.001.0001
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