LEADER 02764nam 22006134a 450 001 9910821440103321 005 20230721032023.0 010 $a1-58901-404-9 010 $a1-4356-2751-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000482886 035 $a(EBL)547819 035 $a(OCoLC)652626251 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000233536 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11218045 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000233536 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10233967 035 $a(PQKB)11556800 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC547819 035 $a(OCoLC)657943891 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse3264 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL547819 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10281534 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000482886 100 $a20060919d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aReaping the whirlwind$b[electronic resource] $eliberal democracy and the religious axis /$fJohn R. Pottenger 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cGeorgetown University Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (353 p.) 225 1 $aReligion and politics series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-58901-162-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 301-323) and index. 327 $aContents; 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; Index 330 $aAs early as the sixteenth century the liberal democratic state has been forced to confront the question of religion in politics. The result has been a tense and uncomfortable balancing act. Today, in the public square of liberal democracy, a number of religious confessions and beliefs compete for attention. In the American experience, some sense of religious pluralism and relative social harmony has been maintained. However, for this relationship to prevail, a tension must continue to existu?one that balances the political and social pursuits of self-interest with meeting the objectives of the 410 0$aReligion and politics series (Georgetown University) 606 $aReligion and politics 606 $aDemocracy$xReligious aspects 606 $aReligious pluralism$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aReligion and politics. 615 0$aDemocracy$xReligious aspects. 615 0$aReligious pluralism$xPolitical aspects. 676 $a322/.1 700 $aPottenger$b John R.$f1950-$0882886 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821440103321 996 $aReaping the whirlwind$93952861 997 $aUNINA