1st Edition

Religion after Deliberative Democracy

By Timothy Stanley Copyright 2022
128 Pages
by Routledge

128 Pages
by Routledge

128 Pages
by Routledge

Religion after Deliberative Democracy responds to gaps exposed by the case of religion in deliberative democratic theory. Religion's persistent visibility in political life has called for new solutions for healing deeply divided societies. In response, the author begins with Jeffrey Stout’s pragmatist vision of democracy before providing a series of supplements in subsequent chapters. Past... Read more

Introduction

1. Pragmatist Faith in Deliberative Democracy

2. The Public Sphere as Utopia

3. Applying Arendt’s Vita Activa to Religion

4. Comparative Political Theology of Sovereignty

5. Religion in Deliberative Democratic Systems Theory

Conclusion

Epilogue: Bonhoeffer’s Anti-Judaism

Biography

Timothy Stanley is Senior Lecturer in the School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He researches philosophy of religion, political philosophy, philosophical theology, and intellectual history.