02768nam 22006134a 450 991077822700332120230721032023.01-58901-404-91-4356-2751-2(CKB)1000000000482886(EBL)547819(OCoLC)652626251(SSID)ssj0000233536(PQKBManifestationID)11218045(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000233536(PQKBWorkID)10233967(PQKB)11556800(MiAaPQ)EBC547819(OCoLC)657943891(MdBmJHUP)muse3264(Au-PeEL)EBL547819(CaPaEBR)ebr10281534(EXLCZ)99100000000048288620060919d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrReaping the whirlwind[electronic resource] liberal democracy and the religious axis /John R. PottengerWashington, D.C. Georgetown University Pressc20071 online resource (353 p.)Religion and politics seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-58901-162-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-323) and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: Religion and Politics; Part Two: The Foundation and Structure of the Modern State; Part Three: Challengers to Liberal Democracy and the Religious Axis; Part Four: Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; IndexAs early as the sixteenth century the liberal democratic state has been forced to confront the question of religion in politics. The result has been a tense and uncomfortable balancing act. Today, in the public square of liberal democracy, a number of religious confessions and beliefs compete for attention. In the American experience, some sense of religious pluralism and relative social harmony has been maintained. However, for this relationship to prevail, a tension must continue to existùone that balances the political and social pursuits of self-interest with meeting the objectives of the Religion and politics series (Georgetown University)Religion and politicsDemocracyReligious aspectsReligious pluralismPolitical aspectsReligion and politics.DemocracyReligious aspects.Religious pluralismPolitical aspects.322/.1Pottenger John R.1950-882886MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778227003321Reaping the whirlwind3839388UNINA