Religion and the Obligations of Citizenship
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- Author: Paul J. Weithman, University of Notre Dame, Indiana
- Date Published: August 2002
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- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521808576
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In Religion and the Obligations of Citizenship Paul J. Weithman asks whether citizens in a liberal democracy may base their votes and their public political arguments on their religious beliefs. Drawing on empirical studies of how religion actually functions in politics, he challenges the standard view that citizens who rely on religious reasons must be prepared to make good their arguments by appealing to reasons that are 'accessible' to others. He contends that churches contribute to democracy by enriching political debate and by facilitating political participation, especially among the poor and minorities, and as a consequence, citizens acquire religiously based political views and diverse views of their own citizenship. He concludes that the philosophical view which most defensibly accommodates this diversity is one that allows ordinary citizens to draw on the views their churches have formed when voting and offering public arguments for their political positions.
Read more- Contributes to a major and continuing debate among political philosophers
- Draws on empirical social scientific findings
- Clearly written
Awards
- Winner of the North American Society for Social Philosophy Book Prize
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'Religion and the Obligation of Citizenship is a terrific book, replete with subtle insight, sympathetic exegesis, moral seriousness, and trenchant argument. … No one interested in the current state of the discussion on religion and politics can afford to miss this book.' Ethics
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- Date Published: August 2002
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521808576
- length: 240 pages
- dimensions: 237 x 160 x 22 mm
- weight: 0.523kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface and acknowledgement
1. Introduction
2. Participation, full participation and realized citizenship
3. Religion's role in promoting democracy
4. Public argument
5. The principles
6. Robert Audi on secular reasons
7. John Rawls on public reasons
Conclusion
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