Religion and the Demise of Liberal Rationalism
Subtitle: The Foundational Crisis of the Separation of Church and State
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Published: July 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780226641911
Subjects: Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies; Philosophy of religion; Political science & theory; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; History & Theory - General; Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights; Political Process - Political Parties; Political Science / Political Parties; 1859-1952; Church and state; Contributions in political sci; Dewey, John,; Liberalism; Rorty, Richard
First sentence: The liberal institutions concerning religion - the separation of church and state, religious freedom - were originally justified on the basis of a revolutionary comprehensive philosophic doctrine, covering human nature, the purpose of political society, and the proper domain of religious faith.