From Political Theory to Political Theology: Religious Challenges and the Prospects of Democracy
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From Political Theory to Political Theology: Religious Challenges and the Prospects of Democracy
By (Author) Associate Professor Pter Losonczi
Edited by Professor Aakash Singh
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Continuum Publishing Corporation
18th March 2010
United States
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Philosophy of religion
201.72
Physical Properties
Paperback
232
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
Description
During the last two decades we havewitnessed what Jos Casanova has characterised as "religion going public". This has not been a trend exclusive to traditionally religious nations. Rather, it has been visible in as diverse environments as that of the construction of the new Russian political identity or in the "post-9/11" political discourses of the USA.
Surprisingly, important religious manifestations alsoinfluenced the political discourses in Britain and, more recently, in France. Partly as a consequence of these phenomena an intensive debate is now evolving about the compatibility of the neutrality of liberal democracy in relation to religiously motivated opinions in public discourses, and the conditions under which such religiously driven contributions could viably "go public".
This bookoffers a collection of essays on Religion and Democracywhich critically discusses the most important questions that characterize these debates at the points of their intersection within political theory, political theology and the philosophy of religion, and considers both the challenges and the prospects of this new era which, following Habermas, one may call post-secular.
Reviews
"This is an impressive collection of interesting essays on political theology, covering a spectrum of possibilities from the more liberal to the more conservative. These essays diversely address the major issues that have been intensely discussed since the return of religion as an urgent concern for recent political developments. The editors have done a fine job in choosing essays which reflect current debates where a pluralism of possibilities vie for consideration and favor." - Professor William Desmond, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
... this is a fine collection of essays which will receive a grateful readership among political philosophers and theologians alike. -- Reviews in Religion & Theology
Author Bio
Pter Losonczi is Associate Professor at the Institute for Intercultural Studies at the University of West Hungary (Szombathely), Hungary. Aakash Singh is Research Professor at the Centre for Ethics and Global Politics at LUISS University, Rome, Italy.
