Religion and Political ThoughtMichael Hoelzl, Graham Ward Bloomsbury Publishing, 2006 M06 30 - 306 páginas This book provides an essential resource for studies in religion and politics. It is divided into three parts, beginning with an introduction outlining the contemporary relevance of reviewing the relationship between the two subject areas; a brief history of the interactions between religion and politics that have pertained both in East and the West, and the key concepts that relate these two fields. The second section comprises a selection of classic readings. This title is ideal for students of both religion and politics and general readers who are interested in the topics. |
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... Democracy in America 11 Joseph de Maistre ( 1753-1821 ) Introduction Excerpt from Considerations on France . 119 123 123 127 ..... 137 137 141 149 149 153 161 161 165 PART FOUR : POLITICS AFTER RELIGION Prologue to Part Four ..... 173 ...
... Democracy in America 11 Joseph de Maistre ( 1753-1821 ) Introduction Excerpt from Considerations on France . 119 123 123 127 ..... 137 137 141 149 149 153 161 161 165 PART FOUR : POLITICS AFTER RELIGION Prologue to Part Four ..... 173 ...
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... democracy bear little direct relation to the classical Greek polis , nevertheless the category of democracy as defined in the context of Aristotle's typology of govern- ment remained a benchmark until the nineteenth century . But when ...
... democracy bear little direct relation to the classical Greek polis , nevertheless the category of democracy as defined in the context of Aristotle's typology of govern- ment remained a benchmark until the nineteenth century . But when ...
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... democracy . Monarchy is the rule of one ; aristoc- racy is the rule of the few ; and polity is the rule of the many – in the interests of the social whole . These forms of government constitute a typology of just political regimes ...
... democracy . Monarchy is the rule of one ; aristoc- racy is the rule of the few ; and polity is the rule of the many – in the interests of the social whole . These forms of government constitute a typology of just political regimes ...
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... democracy like the one in Athens was a mixture of aristocratic power and the rule of the many ( that is , of those who were counted as citizens , i.e. neither slaves , nor women , nor people in commercial business ) . We can see from ...
... democracy like the one in Athens was a mixture of aristocratic power and the rule of the many ( that is , of those who were counted as citizens , i.e. neither slaves , nor women , nor people in commercial business ) . We can see from ...
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... democracy . In his reflections on democracy in America , Alexis de Tocqueville observed : ' In the United States religion exercises but little influence upon the laws and upon the details of public opinion ; but it directs the customs ...
... democracy . In his reflections on democracy in America , Alexis de Tocqueville observed : ' In the United States religion exercises but little influence upon the laws and upon the details of public opinion ; but it directs the customs ...
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THE LEGITIMATION OF SOVEREIGN POWER | 77 |
RELIGION IN DEMOCRATIC CULTURE | 119 |
POLITICS AFTER RELIGION | 173 |
THE CONTEMPORARY DEBATES | 219 |
Primary Sources | 282 |
Index of Names | 283 |
Index of Subjects | 286 |
Index of Scriptural References | 292 |
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