Chains of Persuasion: A Framework for Religion in Democracy by Benjamin R. Hertz

Description: Chains of Persuasion by Benjamin R. Hertzberg Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Citizens worldwide appeal to religious ideals, institutions, and identities in their political activism. Yet most liberal democratic theory offers citizens little applicable guidance in evaluating such activism. Chains of Persuasion uses democratic theory to develop a new framework for assessing the proper place of religion in democratic political life. Publisher Description Democratic politics seems to inspire religious conflict - politicians consistently use religious differences for political gain, while religious nationalism and nationalistic reactions to religious diversity are on the rise in much of the world. And yet predominant theoretical accounts of liberal democracy provide citizens precious little applicable guidance in making judgments about religions proper role in their political societies.Chains of Persuasion provides a new moral framework to guide citizens evaluations of religious politics. Rejecting claims that religion must be relegated to the private sphere or that all attempts toevaluate its political roles are oppressive, Benjamin Hertzberg argues that democratic ideals are robust enough to assess the full range of ways religion influences democratic political life.Hertzbergs analysis draws on critical theories of religion, philosophical debates about public reason, deliberative and instrumental justifications of democracy, and democratic virtue theory. He argues that citizens must recognize that democracy is a way-of-life, with crucialimplications for civic society beyond formal political institutions, in order to attend to the ways in which religion can both enhance and undermine democracy.He applies this framework bycriticizing American public discussions of two prominent religious minorities: Mormons and Muslims. If citizens are to make judgments consistent with democratic norms, they must pay more attention to the nature of religions authority claims instead of merely evaluating the values religions proclaim. Author Biography Benjamin R. Hertzberg is Fellow of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University. He researches and teaches in the fields of political theory and philosophy and religion and politics. Details ISBN 0190883049 ISBN-13 9780190883041 Title Chains of Persuasion Author Benjamin R. Hertzberg Format Hardcover Year 2019 Pages 224 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc GE_Item_ID:119846772; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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