Format:
Online-Ressource (367 p)
ISBN:
9780691123820
Series Statement:
New Forum Books v.50
Content:
Do religious arguments have a public role in the post-9/11 world? Can we hold democracy together despite fractures over moral issues? Are there moral limits on the struggle against terror? Asking how the citizens of modern democracy can reason with one another, this book carves out a controversial position between those who view religious voices as an anathema to democracy and those who believe democratic society is a moral wasteland because such voices are not heard. Drawing inspiration from Whitman, Dewey, and Ellison, Jeffrey Stout sketches the proper role of religious discourse in a demo
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
,
Contents; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE: The Question of Character; PART TWO: Religious Voices in a Secular Society; PART THREE: A Conditioned Rectitude; CONCLUSION; Notes; Index;
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781400825868
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780691123820
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Democracy and Tradition
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
