Reason, Religion, and Democracy
This book also emphasizes the difference between religion and science as means for understanding causal relationships, but it focuses much more heavily on the challenge religious extremism poses for liberal democratic institutions. The treatment contains a discussion of human psychology, describes the salient characteristics of all religions, and contrasts religion and science as systems of thought. Historical sketches are used to establish a link between modernity and the use of the human capacity for reasoning to advance human welfare. The book describes the conditions under which democratic institutions can advance human welfare, and the nature of constitutional rights as protectors of individual freedoms. Extremist religions are shown to pose a threat to liberal democracy, a threat that has implications for immigration and education policies and the definition of citizenship.
450 pages, 12 editions
English edition · First published 2009 by Cambridge University Press · ISBN 9780511631214
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12 editions
English
- Reason, Religion, and Democracy · Cambridge University Press · 2009 · ISBN 9780511631214 This page
- Reason, Religion, and Democracy · Cambridge University Press · 2009 · ISBN 9781107188365
- Reason, Religion, and Democracy · Cambridge University Press · 2009 · ISBN 9780511699719
- Reason, Religion, and Democracy · Cambridge University Press · 2009 · ISBN 9780511633621
- Reason, Religion, and Democracy · Cambridge University Press · 2009 · ISBN 9780511651687
- Reason, Religion, and Democracy · Cambridge University Press · 2009 · ISBN 9780511814266
- Reason, Religion, and Democracy · Cambridge University Press · 2009 · ISBN 9780521115018
- Reason, Religion, and Democracy · Cambridge University Press · 2009 · ISBN 9780521132732
- Reason, Religion, and Democracy · Cambridge University Press · 2009 · ISBN 9780511629648
- Reason, Religion, and Democracy · Cambridge University Press · 2009 · ISBN 9781139479424
- Reason, Religion, and Democracy · Cambridge University Press · 2009 · ISBN 9780511632426
- Reason, Religion, and Democracy · Cambridge University Press · 2009 · ISBN 9785211327382
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