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Loading... Why Politics Needs Religion: The Place of Religious Arguments in the Public Squareby Brendan Sweetman
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Can relligion and politics mix? Many voices reply, ""No way!""Yet in this provocative and timely book, Brendan Sweetman argues against this charge and the various sophisticated arguments that support it. As we witness the clash of religious and secular worldviews he claims that our pluralistic democratic society will be best served when the faith elements of secularism are acknowledged and the rational elements of religious arguments are allowed to inform the momentous debates taking place in the public square. In fact, Sweetman contends that ""politics needs religion if it is to be truly demo No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)201.72Religions Religion Religious mythology, general classes of religion, interreligious relations and attitudes, social theology Attitudes of religions toward social issues Political affairsLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |