03052nam 22006014a 450 991081477850332120200520144314.01-107-13167-71-280-43048-60-511-17758-50-511-04197-70-511-14799-60-511-33016-20-511-48745-20-511-04470-4(CKB)1000000000006777(EBL)202121(OCoLC)475916876(UkCbUP)CR9780511487453(MiAaPQ)EBC202121(Au-PeEL)EBL202121(CaPaEBR)ebr10023561(CaONFJC)MIL43048(EXLCZ)99100000000000677720020110d2002 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierReligion and the obligations of citizenship /Paul J. Weithman1st ed.Cambridge, UK ;New York Cambridge University Press20021 online resource (xi, 227 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).0-521-02760-8 0-521-80857-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 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 voting and offering public arguments for their political positions.Religion and politicsCitizenshipMoral and ethical aspectsReligion and politics.CitizenshipMoral and ethical aspects.291.1/77Weithman Paul J.1959-1597212MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814778503321Religion and the obligations of citizenship3918876UNINA