Beyond church and state: democracy, secularism, and conversion

"Secularism is often imagined in Thomas Jefferson's words as 'a wall of separation between Church and State'. This book moves past that standard picture to argue that secularism is a process that reshapes both religion and politics. Borrowing a term from religious traditions, the...

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Auteur principal: Scherer, Matthew 1977- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2013
Dans:Année: 2013
Collection/Revue:Religion, politics, and democracy
Sujets non-standardisés:B Electronic books
B Religion And Politics
B Secularism
Accès en ligne: Volltext (Aggregator)
Édition parallèle:Print version: Beyond Church and State: Democracy, Secularism, and Conversion
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Résumé:"Secularism is often imagined in Thomas Jefferson's words as 'a wall of separation between Church and State'. This book moves past that standard picture to argue that secularism is a process that reshapes both religion and politics. Borrowing a term from religious traditions, the book goes further to argue that this process should be understood as a process of conversion. Matthew Scherer studies Saint Augustine, John Locke, John Rawls, Henri Bergson and Stanley Cavell to present a more accurate picture of what secularism is, what it does, and how it can be reimagined to be more conducive to genuine democracy"--
Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1107026091