Religion, federalism, and the struggle for public life
Subtitle: cases from Germany, India, and America
By: William Johnson Everett.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
Subjects: Federal government -- Religious aspects -- Case studies.; Religion and state -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.; Religion and state -- United States.; Religion and state -- India -- History -- 20th century.; Germany -- Politics and government -- 1945-; India -- Politics and government -- 1947-; United States -- Politics and government.; Germany -- Religion -- 20th century.
Description: Author William Everett examines the role of religious traditions in the development of modern federal republicanism, seeking answers to such questions as: How have patterns of religious organization shaped federal republican orders? How do different cultures weave together these political and religious threads into a living fabric that fits their own cultural heritage?

How are Western religious traditions of covenant and conciliarism relevant for understanding religion and constitutional developments in non-Western cultures? The author argues that a better comparative grasp of these dynamics is essential to our understanding of the establishment, sustenance, and development of federal republican governance. He presents, as a first step toward this goal, a detailed and comparative study of these patterns in India, Germany, and the United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-196) and index.