Democracy And The Divine

Author : Miguel Vatter
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780190942359

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Divine Democracy by Miguel Vatter Pdf

"The 'return of religion' in the public sphere and the emergence of post-secular societies have propelled the discourse of political theology into the centre of contemporary democratic theory. This situation calls forth the question addressed in this book: Is a democratic political theology possible? Carl Schmitt first developed the idea of the Christian theological foundations of modern legal and political concepts in order to criticize the secular basis of liberal democracy. He employed political theology to argue for the continued legitimacy of the absolute sovereignty of the state against the claims raised by pluralist and globalized civil society. This book shows how, after Schmitt, some of the main political theorists of the 20th century, from Jacques Maritain to Jèurgen Habermas, sought to establish an affirmative connection between Christian political theology, popular sovereignty and the legitimacy of democratic government. In so doing, the political representation of God in the world was no longer placed in the hands of hierarchical and sovereign lieutenants (Church, Empire, Nation), but in a series of democratic institutions, practices and conceptions like direct representation, constitutionalism, universal human rights, and public reason that reject the primacy of sovereignty"--

Author : David Wootton
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 087220653X

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Divine Right and Democracy by David Wootton Pdf

The seventeenth century was England's century of revolution, an era in which the nation witnessed protracted civil wars, the execution of a king, and the declaration of a short-lived republic. During this period of revolutionary crisis, political writers of all persuasions hoped to shape the outcome of events by the force of their arguments. To read the major political theorists of Stuart England is to be plunged into a world in which many of our modern conceptions of political rights and social change are first formulated. David Wootton's masterly compilation of speeches, essays, and fiercely polemical pamphlets--organized into chapters focusing on the main debates of the century--represents the first attempt to present in one volume a broad collection of Stuart political thought. In bringing together abstract theorizing and impassioned calls to arms, anonymous tract writers and King James I, Wootton has produced a much-needed collection; in combination with the editor's thoughtful running commentary and invaluable Introduction, its texts bring to life a crucial period in the formation of our modern liberal and conservative theories.

Author : Alexandra Aidler
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781498598293

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Democracy and the Divine by Alexandra Aidler Pdf

Advancing the thesis that a contract between the political members of a community must lead to the highest form of social inclusion, Thomas Hobbes’s Leviathan (1651) has provided the groundwork for democracies around the world. Yet, Hobbes also states that this contract can only be upheld by a strong sovereign whose authority is derived from God. How can a democracy be defined, then, as truly inclusive when it essentially grows out of a theocracy that thinks about human beings in terms of “reduction”? In Democracy and the Divine: The Phenomenon of Political Romanticism Alexandra Aidler argues that despite modern democracy’s problematic heritage, one should not abandon its claims to religion. Articulating a democracy that is based on the religious principle of giving oneself to another, Aidler develops a political theology of democracy that is built upon two traditions in political thought that have rarely been examined thus far side by side for their contributions to this field: German Romanticism, as exemplified by Franz von Baader and Friedrich Schlegel, and the “theological turn” in French philosophy, as represented by Jacques Derrida and Jacques Rancière.

Author : Clarence True Wilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1922
Category : Democracy
ISBN : NYPL:33433086950361

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The Divine Right of Democracy by Clarence True Wilson Pdf

Author : Daniel S. Ferguson,Lori S. Ferguson
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781664202634

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So Loved the World by Daniel S. Ferguson,Lori S. Ferguson Pdf

God is a radical Democrat ... but not the kind you think. Rather, God is committed to giving power away to people He loves. He is a revolutionary democratizer. Too often we hoard power and accumulate authority, but God has called us to live like He does—continually giving our power away to others in the beautiful mutual submission known as love. So Loved the World examines how God does that throughout the world and considers how we can live in that spirit too. Authors Daniel S. Ferguson and Lori S. Ferguson provide real-life examples of democratization as a way of seeing what its core elements are. They then take a deep dive into the Scriptures to understand just how much God loves us and is committed to the democratization of His power. Finally, they address how everyone—especially Christians and churches—can give their power away in the same way God does, for the betterment of all. This faith-filled study explores ways to give power away instead of hoarding it and proposes methods for winning back those who have left the church through mutual friendship and love.

Author : Clarence True Wilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1286767356

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The Divine Right of Democracy by Clarence True Wilson Pdf

Author : Franklin I. Gamwell
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781438458076

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Religion among We the People by Franklin I. Gamwell Pdf

Explores democracy with religious freedom and its dependence on theism. Franklin I. Gamwell holds that democracy with religious freedom is dependent on metaphysical theism. Democratic politics can be neutral to all religious convictions only if its constitution establishes a full and free discourse about the ultimate terms of justice and their application to decisions of the state, and the divine good is the true ground of justice. Notably, Gamwell’s view challenges virtually all current accounts of democracy with religious freedom. This uncommon position emerges through a series of essays in which Gamwell engages a variety of conversation partners, including Thomas Jefferson, David Strauss, Abraham Lincoln, Jürgen Habermas, Alfred North Whitehead, Reinhold Niebuhr, and Iris Murdoch. Discussions of Jefferson, Lincoln, and the US Constitution illustrate the promise of neoclassical metaphysics as a context for interpreting US history. Gamwell then defends his metaphysics against both modern refusals of metaphysics and accounts of ultimate reality offered by Niebuhr and Murdoch.

Author : Timothy Murere Njoya
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Christianity and politics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114018273

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The Divine Tag on Democracy by Timothy Murere Njoya Pdf

Author : Roy Holland Seward
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1917
Category : Christian Science
ISBN : UOM:39015064368494

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What is Real Democracy? by Roy Holland Seward Pdf

Author : Henry Allen Tupper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1919
Category : Democracy
ISBN : NYPL:33433061706440

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Democracy by Henry Allen Tupper Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Democracy
ISBN : 0682470783

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Homocracy: Homocracy Versus Democracy - Divine Rights of Man Versus Divine Rights of Government by Anonim Pdf

Author : Franklin I. Gamwell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:39015048549490

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Democracy on Purpose by Franklin I. Gamwell Pdf

"Western moral and political theory in the last two centuries has widely held that morality and politics are independent of a divine reality. Claiming that this consensus is flawed, prominent theologian Franklin I. Gamwell argues that there is a necessary relation between moral worth and belief in God. Without appealing to the beliefs of any specific religion, Gamwell defends a return to the view that moral and political principles depend on a divine purpose."--BOOK JACKET

Author : Aristotle Papanikolaou
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780268089832

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The Mystical as Political by Aristotle Papanikolaou Pdf

Theosis, or the principle of divine-human communion, sparks the theological imagination of Orthodox Christians and has been historically important to questions of political theology. In The Mystical as Political: Democracy and Non-Radical Orthodoxy, Aristotle Papanikolaou argues that a political theology grounded in the principle of divine-human communion must be one that unequivocally endorses a political community that is democratic in a way that structures itself around the modern liberal principles of freedom of religion, the protection of human rights, and church-state separation. Papanikolaou hopes to forge a non-radical Orthodox political theology that extends beyond a reflexive opposition to the West and a nostalgic return to a Byzantine-like unified political-religious culture. His exploration is prompted by two trends: the fall of communism in traditionally Orthodox countries has revealed an unpreparedness on the part of Orthodox Christianity to address the question of political theology in a way that is consistent with its core axiom of theosis; and recent Christian political theology, some of it evoking the notion of “deification,” has been critical of liberal democracy, implying a mutual incompatibility between a Christian worldview and that of modern liberal democracy. The first comprehensive treatment from an Orthodox theological perspective of the issue of the compatibility between Orthodoxy and liberal democracy, Papanikolaou’s is an affirmation that Orthodox support for liberal forms of democracy is justified within the framework of Orthodox understandings of God and the human person. His overtly theological approach shows that the basic principles of liberal democracy are not tied exclusively to the language and categories of Enlightenment philosophy and, so, are not inherently secular.

Author : John Dewey
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781473382800

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Democracy and Education by John Dewey Pdf

This antiquarian volume contains a comprehensive treatise on democracy and education, being an introduction to the 'philosophy of education'. Written in clear, concise language and full of interesting expositions and thought-provoking assertions, this volume will appeal to those with an interest in the role of education in society, and it would make for a great addition to collections of allied literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Education as a Necessity of Life'; 'Education as a Social Function'; 'Education as Direction'; 'Education as Growth'; 'Preparation, Unfolding, and Formal Discipline'; 'Education as Conservative and Progressive'; 'The Democratic Conception in Education'; 'Aims in Education', etcetera. We are republishing this vintage book now complete with a new prefatory biography of the author.

Author : James I (King of England),Victoria University (Toronto, Ont.). Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies
Publisher : Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0969751265

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The True Law of Free Monarchies by James I (King of England),Victoria University (Toronto, Ont.). Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies Pdf