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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsReligious Conviction in Liberal Politicsby Christopher Eberle
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:What role should a citizen's religious convictions play in political activities? Christopher Eberle is deeply at odds with the dominant orthodoxy among political theorists about the relationship of religion to politics. His argument is that a citizen may responsibly base political commitments on religious beliefs, even if the only reasons for those political commitments are religious in nature. An inherently controversial book that offers a substantial challenge to political liberalism, it will be read by students of philosophy, political science, law and religious studies. Book News Annotation:Examining the basis for moral justification of supporting coercive
laws based on religious conviction, Eberle (philosophy, United States
Naval Academy) challenges liberal conceptions of good citizenship
that recommend restraint in following religious conviction. He
critically examines the argument from restraint and the argument from
divisiveness, finding each lacking in consistency. He argues that
God's nature will provide citizens with adequate secular
corroboration for moral truths accepted on religious grounds and
that, therefore, any religiously grounded moral claim that cannot
discern an adequate secular rationale should be viewed with
skepticism.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:What role should religious convictions play in political activities? Christopher Eberle is at odds with the dominant orthodoxy among political theorists about the relation of religion and politics. He argues that a citizen may ground political commitments on religious beliefs, even if those political commitments are religious in nature. Synopsis:A controversial defense of religious convictions in political activities. Table of ContentsPart I. Religion and Responsible Citizenship: 1. Religion and responsible citizenship; 2. Pluralism and religion; 3. Justificatory liberalism; Part II. Why Restraint?: 4. What respect requires; 5. What respect does not require; 6. Religion, war and division; Part III. What Is Public Justification?: 7. Populist conceptions of public justification; 8. Liberalism and mysticism; 9. A theistic case for restraint.
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