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Why Politics Needs Religion : The Place of Religious Arguments in the Public Square

By Brendan Sweetman

Book information

Publisher
InterVarsity Press
Year
2010
ISBN
9780830877751, 9780830828425
LCC
BL65.P7 -- S94 2006eb
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
942 kB (964543 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
251\251
Time added
2023-08-08 05:28:31
Religion and politics.

Description

Can relligion and politics mix? Many voices reply, "No way!"Yet in this provocative and timely book, Brendan Sweetman argues against this charge and the various sophisticated arguments that support it. As we witness the clash of religious and secular worldviews he claims that our pluralistic democratic society will be best served when the faith elements of secularism are acknowledged and the rational elements of religious arguments are allowed to inform the momentous debates taking place in the public square. In fact, Sweetman contends that "politics needs religion if it is to be truly democratic, concerned with fairness among worldviews, equality and a vigorous public discussion."

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