World religions and democracy
By: edited by Larry Diamond, Marc F. Plattner, and Philip J. Costopoulos.
Contributors: Diamond, Larry Jay.; Plattner, Marc F., 1945-; Costopoulos, Philip J.
Series: A journal of democracy book
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Baltimore, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
Subjects: Religion and politics.; Democracy -- Religious aspects.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Philip J. Costopoulos; title: A conceptual framework; title: Religion, democracy, and the "twin tolerations" / Alfred Stepan; title: Eastern religions; title: The ironies of Confucianism / Hahm Chaibong; title: Confucianism and democracy / Francis Fukuyama; title: Hinduism and self-rule / Pratap Bhanu Mehta; title: Buddhism, Asian values, and democracy / His Holiness the Dalai Lama; title: Burma's quest for democracy / Aung San Suu Kyi; title: Judaism and Christianity; title: Judaism and political life / Hillel Fradkin; title: The Catholic wave / Daniel Philpott; title: The pioneering Protestants / Robert D. Woodberry and Timothy S. Shah; title: The ambivalent Orthodox / Elizabeth Prodromou; title: Christianity: the global picture / Peter L. Berger; title: Islam; title: Muslims and democracy / Abdou Filali-Ansary; title: A historical overview / Bernard Lewis; title: Two visions of reformation / Robin Wright; title: The challenge of secularization / Abdou Filali-Ansary; title: The sources of enlightened Muslim thought / Abdou Filali-Anssary; title: The elusive reformation / Abdelwahab El-Affendi; title: The silenced majority / Radwan A. Masmoudi; title: Faith and Modernity / Laith Kubba; title: Terror, Islam, and democracy / Ladan Boroumand and Roya Boroumand; title: Epilogue: does democracy need religion? / Hillel Fradkin.