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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Weitere Verfasser: Masaeli, Mahmoud 1954- (HerausgeberIn), Asproulis, Nikolaos 1975- (HerausgeberIn), Sneller, Rico 1967- (HerausgeberIn), Slootweg, Timo 1962- (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oud-Turnhout ; s'Hertogenbosch Gompel&Svacina 2020
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:273 Seiten 24 cm
ISBN:9789463711890

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