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The Spirit of Religion and the Spirit of Liberty: The Tocqueville Thesis Revisited
Michael P. Zuckert
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Paperback. Editor(s): Zuckert, Michael P. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Tocqueville's thesis on the relation between religion and liberty could hardly be timelier. From events in the Middle East and the spread of Islamist violence in the name of religion to the mandated coverage under the Affordable Care Act, the interaction between religion and politics has once again become central to political life. Tocqueville, facing the coming of a new social and political order within the traditional society that was France, faced this relation between politics and religion with freshness and relevance. He was particularly interested in reporting to his French compatriots on how the Americans had successfully resolved what, ... Read more
Tocqueville's thesis on the relation between religion and liberty could hardly be timelier. From events in the Middle East and the spread of Islamist violence in the name of religion to the mandated coverage under the Affordable Care Act, the interaction between religion and politics has once again become central to political life. Tocqueville, facing the coming of a new social and political order within the traditional society that was France, faced this relation between politics and religion with freshness and relevance. He was particularly interested in reporting to his French compatriots on how the Americans had successfully resolved what, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Chicago Press Journals
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226490670
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V9780226490670
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About Michael P. Zuckert
Michael Zuckert is a Nancy Reeves Dreux Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame and former chair of the Department of Political Science.
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