1st Edition

Religion in Public and Private Life (Routledge Revivals)

By Clarke E. Cochran Copyright 1990
240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

Religious crosses the spheres of both the private life and the public institution. In a liberal democracy, public and private interests and goals prove to be inseparable. Clarke Cochran’s interdisciplinary study brings political theory and the sociology of religion together in a fresh interpretation of liberal culture. First published in 1990, this analysis begins with a reassessment of the... Read more

Preface;  Religion in Tension: Paradoxes of Public and Private Life  2. Private Life  3. Public Life  4. The Border of Public and Private Life  5. Argument on the Border: Political and Religious Language  6. Character, Virtue, and Religion  7. Narratives and Institutions  8. The Distinctiveness of Religion  9. Passion and Civility: Religion in Politics and Policy;  Notes;  Bibliography;  Index

Biography

Cochran, Clarke E.