ISBN: 9781107026094 - beyond church and state: democracy, secularism, and conversion (4 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 250 pages. 9.10x6.00x0.70 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. Beyond Church and State argues that secularism is a process that transforms the interrelated fields of religion and politics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464. . 2013. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Secularism is often imagined in Thomas Jefferson's words as 'a wall of separation between Church and State'. This book moves past that standard picture to argue that secularism is a process that reshapes both religion and politics. Borrowing a term from religious traditions, the book goes further to argue that this process should be understood as a process of conversion. Matthew Scherer studies Saint Augustine, John Locke, John Rawls, Henri Bergson and Stanley Cavell to present a more accurate picture of what secularism is, what it does, and how it can be reimagined to be more conducive to genuine democracy.…