Religious Convictions And Political Choice

Author : Kent Greenawalt
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Religion and politics
ISBN : 9780195067798

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Religious Convictions and Political Choice by Kent Greenawalt Pdf

How far may Americans properly rely on their religious beliefs when they make and defend political decisions? For example, are ordinary citizens or legislators doing something wrong when they consciously allow their decisions respecting abortion laws to be determined by their religious views? Despite its intense contemporary relevance, the full dimensions of this issue have until now not been thoroughly examined. Religious Convictions and Political Choice represents the first attempt to fill this gap. Beginning with an account of the basic premises of our liberal democracy, Greenawalt moves to a comparison between rational secular grounds of decision and grounds based on religious convictions. He discusses particular issues such as animal rights and abortion, showing how religious convictions can bear on an individual's decisions about them, and inquires whether reliance on such convictions is compatible with liberal democratic premises. In conclusion, he argues that citizens cannot be expected to rely exclusively on rational, secular grounds.

Author : Kent Greenawalt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Religion and politics
ISBN : OCLC:32190771

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Religious Convictions and Political Choice by Kent Greenawalt Pdf

Author : Christopher J. Eberle
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2002-05-02
Category : Law
ISBN : 0521011558

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Religious Conviction in Liberal Politics by Christopher J. Eberle Pdf

A controversial defense of religious convictions in political activities.

Author : Michael J. Perry
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1999-01-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780195351347

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Religion in Politics by Michael J. Perry Pdf

Most Americans are religious believers. Among these there is disagreement about many fundamental religious/moral matters. Because the United States is both such a religious country and such a religiously pluralistic country, the issue of the proper role of religion in politics is extremely important to political debate. In Religion in Politics, Michael Perry addresses a fundamental question: what role may religious arguments play, if any, either in public debate about what political choices to make or as a basis of political choice? He is principally concerned with political choices that ban or otherwise disfavor one or another sort of human conduct based on the view that the conduct is immoral. He divides the controversy into two debates: the constitutionally proper role of religious arguments in politics, and a related, but distinct, debate about the morally proper role. Perry concludes that political choices about the morality of human conduct should not be based on religion. The newest work by one of the most important constitutional theorists writing today, Religion in Politics is sure to spark a new debate on the subject.

Author : Robert Audi,Nicholas Wolterstorff
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:39015040731690

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Religion in the Public Square by Robert Audi,Nicholas Wolterstorff Pdf

This vigorous debate between two distinguished philosophers presents two views on a topic of worldwide importance: the role of religion in politics. Audi argues that citizens in a free democracy should distinguish religious and secular considerations and give them separate though related roles. Wolterstorff argues that religious elements are both appropriate in politics and indispensable to the vitality of a pluralistic democracy. Each philosopher first states his position in detail, then responds to and criticizes the opposing viewpoint. Written with engaging clarity, Religion in the Public Square will spur discussion among scholars, students, and citizens.

Author : Ronald F. Thiemann
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0878406107

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Religion in Public Life by Ronald F. Thiemann Pdf

"This book puts forward the most sophisticated and subtle treatment available on the relation between religion and politics and church (synagogue, mosque, temple) and state. Thiemann has taken our impoverished discourse on these matters to new heights and higher ground." --Cornel West. [from back cover.]

Author : Michael J. Perry
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2003-06-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521532175

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Under God? by Michael J. Perry Pdf

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Author : Kent Greenawalt
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2008-05-19
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781400828234

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Religion and the Constitution, Volume 2 by Kent Greenawalt Pdf

Balancing respect for religious conviction and the values of liberal democracy is a daunting challenge for judges and lawmakers, particularly when religious groups seek exemption from laws that govern others. Should students in public schools be allowed to organize devotional Bible readings and prayers on school property? Does reciting "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance establish a preferred religion? What does the Constitution have to say about displays of religious symbols and messages on public property? Religion and the Constitution presents a new framework for addressing these and other controversial questions that involve competing demands of fairness, liberty, and constitutional validity. In this second of two major volumes on the intersection of constitutional and religious issues in the United States, Kent Greenawalt focuses on the Constitution's Establishment Clause, which forbids government from favoring one religion over another, or religion over secularism. The author begins with a history of the clause, its underlying principles, and the Supreme Court's main decisions on establishment, and proceeds to consider specific controversies. Taking a contextual approach, Greenawalt argues that the state's treatment of religion cannot be reduced to a single formula. Calling throughout for acknowledgment of the way religion gives meaning to people's lives, Religion and the Constitution aims to accommodate the maximum expression of religious conviction that is consistent with a commitment to fairness and the public welfare.

Author : Cécile Laborde,Aurélia Bardon
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780192513205

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Religion in Liberal Political Philosophy by Cécile Laborde,Aurélia Bardon Pdf

Until now, there has been no direct and extensive engagement with the category of religion from liberal political philosophy. Over the last thirty years or so, liberals have tended to analyze religion under proximate categories such as 'conceptions of the good' (in debates about neutrality) or 'culture' (in debates about multiculturalism). US constitutional lawyers and French political theorists both tackled the category of religion head-on (under First Amendment jurisprudence and the political tradition of laïcité, respectively) but neither of these specialized national discourses found their way into mainstream liberal political philosophy. This is somewhat paradoxical because key liberal notions (state sovereignty, toleration, individual freedom, the rights of conscience, public reason) were elaborated as a response to 17th Century European Wars of Religion, and the fundamental structure of liberalism is rooted in the western experience of politico-religious conflict. So a reappraisal of this tradition - and of its validity in the light of contemporary challenges - is well overdue. This book offers the first extensive engagement with religion from liberal political philosophers. The volume analyzes, from within the liberal philosophical tradition itself, the key notions of conscience, public reason, non-establishment, and neutrality. Insofar as the contemporary religious revival is seen as posing a challenge to liberalism, it seems more crucial than ever to explore the specific resources that the liberal tradition has to answer it.

Author : Sarah Carpenter-Vascik
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1948653591

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Freedom of Religion by Individual Choice by Sarah Carpenter-Vascik Pdf

Lately, we hear more and more about how our Founding Fathers were all Christian, God-fearing men and America is a Christian country. Ministers across the nation proclaim this in sermons and political speeches and politicians continually proclaim it at rallies and events, but is our country really Christian? Was it intended to be? Did the men who founded America and drafted the Constitution and the Bill of Rights really set out to create a nation by and for Christians, or was our fledgling country meant for people of all faiths and beliefs equally? This book attempts to answer these questions by examining the history and events that surrounded the Founding Fathers, and how this affected them. Only by hearing their own words can we really know what they envisioned as they expressed their ideas and opinions about the impact of religion when it's interwoven in politics and government. This work makes extensive use of letters and documents written by the Founding Fathers to reveal their personally expressed ideas and feelings about religion, ideas and feelings that may surprise you.

Author : Michael J. Perry
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1991-10-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780198023302

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Love and Power by Michael J. Perry Pdf

In this sequel to his Morality, Politics, and Law, Michael Perry addresses the proper relation of moral convictions to the politics of a morally pluralistic society. While his analysis focuses on religious morality, Perry's argument applies to morality generally. Contending that no justification of a contested political choice can be neutral among competing conceptions of human good, the author develops an ideal of "ecumenical politics" in which moral convictions about human good can be brought to bear in a productive way in political argument.

Author : Susan B. Hansen
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781442211070

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Religion and Reaction by Susan B. Hansen Pdf

While the Religious Right has received considerable scholarly attention and media coverage in recent years, the story of the growing number of Secular Americans—those who identify themselves as atheists, agnostics, or as not having any religious ties—has yet to be told. In the first book devoted exclusively to Seculars, Susan B. Hansen argues that they are not only increasing in number and political involvement, but have devised strategies and alliances to counter the organization advantages of the Religious Right and its roots in church-based groups and the Republican party. Case studies of state and local battles over the issues of gay marriage, reproductive rights, and teaching evolution illustrate how Seculars have overcome organizational disadvantages to emerge as significant adversaries to the Religious Right. They have forged alliances with the media, the scientific community, minority groups, the Religious Left, and the Democratic Party to challenge the influence of traditional religious views on American politics and public policy.

Author : Allen D. Hertzke,Laura R. Olson,Kevin R. den Dulk,Robert Booth Fowler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429947353

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Religion and Politics in America by Allen D. Hertzke,Laura R. Olson,Kevin R. den Dulk,Robert Booth Fowler Pdf

Religion and politics are never far from the headlines, but their relationship remains complex and often confusing. This book offers an engaging, accessible, and balanced treatment of religion in American politics. It explores the historical, cultural, and legal contexts that motivate religious political engagement and assesses the pragmatic and strategic political realities that religious organizations and people face. Incorporating the best and most current scholarship, the authors examine the evolving politics of Roman Catholics; evangelical and mainline Protestants; African-American and Latino traditions; Jews, Muslims, and other religious minorities; recent immigrants and religious "nones"; and other conventional and not-so-conventional American religious movements. New to the Sixth Edition • Covers the 2016 election and assesses the role of religion from Obama to Trump. • Expands substantially on religion’s relationship to gender and sexuality, race, ethnicity, and class, and features the role of social media in religious mobilization. • Adds discussion questions at the end of every chapter, to help students gain deeper understanding of the subject. • Adds a new concluding chapter on the normative issues raised by religious political engagement, to stimulate lively discussions.

Author : Dale McConkey,Peter Augustine Lawler
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0739104837

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Faith, Morality, and Civil Society by Dale McConkey,Peter Augustine Lawler Pdf

Editors Dale McConkey and Peter Augustine Lawler explore the contributions that religious faith and morality can make to a civil society.

Author : Kent Greenawalt
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-10
Category : Law
ISBN : 1400827523

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Religion and the Constitution, Volume 1 by Kent Greenawalt Pdf

Balancing respect for religious conviction and the values of liberal democracy is a daunting challenge for judges and lawmakers, particularly when religious groups seek exemption from laws that govern others. Should members of religious sects be able to use peyote in worship? Should pacifists be forced to take part in military service when there is a draft, and should this depend on whether they are religious? How can the law address the refusal of parents to provide medical care to their children--or the refusal of doctors to perform abortions? Religion and the Constitution presents a new framework for addressing these and other controversial questions that involve competing demands of fairness, liberty, and constitutional validity. In the first of two major volumes on the intersection of constitutional and religious issues in the United States, Kent Greenawalt focuses on one of the Constitution's main clauses concerning religion: the Free Exercise Clause. Beginning with a brief account of the clause's origin and a short history of the Supreme Court's leading decisions about freedom of religion, he devotes a chapter to each of the main controversies encountered by judges and lawmakers. Sensitive to each case's context in judging whether special treatment of religious claims is justified, Greenawalt argues that the state's treatment of religion cannot be reduced to a single formula. Calling throughout for religion to be taken more seriously as a force for meaning in people's lives, Religion and the Constitution aims to accommodate the maximum expression of religious conviction that is consistent with a commitment to fairness and the public welfare.