Religion and the obligations of citizenship:
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1. Verfasser: Weithman, Paul J. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 2002
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-223) and index
Participation, full participation and realized citizenship -- - Religion's role in promoting democracy -- - Conceptions of the democratic citizen -- - Public argument -- - Principles -- - Robert Audi on secular reasons -- - John Rawls on public reason
"In Religion and the Obligations of Citizenship, Paul J. Weithman asks whether citizens in a liberal democracy may base their votes and their public political arguments on their religious beliefs. Drawing on empirical studies of how religion actually functions in politics, he challenges the standard view that citizens who rely on religious reasons must be prepared to make good their arguments by appealing to reasons that are "accessible" to others. He contends that churches contribute to democracy by enriching political debate and by facilitating political participation, especially among the poor and minorities, and as a consequence, citizens acquire religiously based political views and diverse views of their own citizenship
He concludes that the philosophical view which most defensibly accommodates this diversity is one that allows ordinary citizens to draw on the views their churches have formed when they vote, and when offering public arguments for their political positions."--Jacket
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xi, 227 pages)
ISBN:0511041977
0511487452
052180857X
9780511041976
9780511487453
9780521808576

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