Faith in democracy: justice, politics and transcedence
This book explores the spiritual potential of faith, mysticism and transcendence in answer to the dangers of a mythologised state and the sacro-sanctification of (liberal) democracy and its rule of law. It searches for a curative for the pathological transformation of these institutions into - so ca...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oud-Turnhout s'Hertogenbosch
Gompel&Svacina
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Democracy
/ Political religion
/ Spirituality
/ Faith
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| Further subjects: | B
Spirituality
B Political religion B Democracy B Faith |
| Summary: | This book explores the spiritual potential of faith, mysticism and transcendence in answer to the dangers of a mythologised state and the sacro-sanctification of (liberal) democracy and its rule of law. It searches for a curative for the pathological transformation of these institutions into - so called - political religions. Along this line, it explores the importance of spirituality and transcendence for political legitimacy, democratic participation and international cooperation, law and politics.00There being no general agreed-upon definition of 'spirituality', the authors examine what may be seen as ?spiritual? dimensions of the political. These dimensions have in common a focus on transcendence as a vanishing point of rationality and rational justification. This vanishing point may become manifest, for example, in a primordial requisite of becoming an individual person; in responding - in freedom - to the call of theocracy; in the phenomenon of prophecy or political wisdom; in the remaining shards of formerly all-pervasive religious institutions; in tenacious hope for a democracy-to-come; in the courageous resilience and resistance of citizens of 'non-' or 'un-democratic' states; etc |
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| ISBN: | 9463711899 |