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Theology and the Soul of the Liberal State
. Ed(S): Kaplan, Leonard V.; Cohen, Charles Lloyd
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Hardback. Editor(s): Kaplan, Leonard V.; Cohen, Charles Lloyd. Series: Graven Images. Num Pages: 438 pages. BIC Classification: HRLB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 735.
Rising calls in both the United States and abroad for theologizing national agendas have renewed examinations about whether liberal states can accommodate such programs without either endangering citizens' rights or trivializing religious concerns. Conventional wisdom suggests that theology is necessarily unfriendly to the liberal state, but neither philosophical analysis nor empirical argument has convincingly established that conclusion. Examining the problem from a variety of perspectives including law, philosophy, history, political theory, and religious studies, the essays in Theology and the Soul of the Liberal State suggest the possibilities for and limits on what theological reflection might contribute to liberal polities ... Read more
Rising calls in both the United States and abroad for theologizing national agendas have renewed examinations about whether liberal states can accommodate such programs without either endangering citizens' rights or trivializing religious concerns. Conventional wisdom suggests that theology is necessarily unfriendly to the liberal state, but neither philosophical analysis nor empirical argument has convincingly established that conclusion. Examining the problem from a variety of perspectives including law, philosophy, history, political theory, and religious studies, the essays in Theology and the Soul of the Liberal State suggest the possibilities for and limits on what theological reflection might contribute to liberal polities ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
438
Condition
New
Series
Graven Images
Number of Pages
438
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739126172
SKU
V9780739126172
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About . Ed(S): Kaplan, Leonard V.; Cohen, Charles Lloyd
Leonard V. Kaplan is Mortimer M. Jackson Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin Law School. Charles L. Cohen is professor of history and religious studies and director of the Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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