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Liveblogging Forum 2000: Religion, Ethics, and Law
This morning, I participated in Forum 2000’s second law-and-religion panel, “Religion, Ethics, and Law.” The panel (below) addressed the growing “divorce” between law and moral principles and the...
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Not spring-time for everyone
A column by Ross Douthat about the ravages of democracy and the plight of the Coptic Christians that is well-worth reading. — MOD
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Egyptian Military Forces the Issue
This is a disconcerting development. The conflict seems to be one between democracy and liberalism. If the democratically elected majority is not permitted to assume power because the military forces...
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Kuru & Stepan, “Democracy, Islam, and Secularism in Turkey”
From Columbia University Press, a new collection of essays on law and religion in Turkey, Democracy, Islam, and Secularism in Turkey, edited by Ahmet Kuru (San Diego State) and Alfred Stepan...
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Conference, “Religious Freedom, Legal Pluralism and Democratic...
Our friend Claudia Haupt (Columbia) reaches out with news of an interesting looking conference organized by political scientist Jean Cohen: “Religious Freedom, Legal Pluralism and Democratic...
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Mansfield on Tocqueville, Aristocracy, and Democracy
As a complement to Robert’s ongoing series of learned posts on Tocqueville and religion, do see this decidedly mixed review (which I am late in noting) by eminent political theorist (and Tocqueville...
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Tocqueville on the naturalness of religious belief
In considering the relationship between Christianity and modern democracy, Tocqueville was bound to offer some explanation of the fact that democracy in America was hospitable to that faith while...
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Tocqueville’s America and Ours
The “democracy” that Tocqueville observed in the United States was a pervasive social condition, not simply a matter of political or legal equality. Indeed, he opened Democracy in America by saying...
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Hamid, “Temptations of Power: Islamists and Illiberal Democracy in a New...
Next month, Oxford will publish Temptations of Power: Islamists and Illiberal Democracy in a New Middle East, by Shadi Hamid (Director of Research and Fellow, Brookings Doha Center). The publisher’s...
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Hamid, “Temptations of Power”
Next month, Oxford University Press will publish Temptations of Power: Islamists and Illiberal Democracy in a New Middle East by Shadi Hamid (Brookings Doha Center). The publisher’s description...
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Bretherton, “Resurrecting Democracy”
In December, Cambridge University Press released “Resurrecting Democracy: Faith, Citizenship, and the Politics of a Common Life” by Luke Bretherton (Duke University). The publisher’s description...
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Kittelstrom, “The Religion of Democracy”
This April, Penguin Press will release “The Religion of Democracy: Seven Liberals and the American Moral Tradition” by Amy Kittelstrom (Sonoma State University). The publisher’s description follows:...
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“Religion and Political Tolerance in America” (Djupe, ed.)
This June, Temple University Press will release “Religion and Political Tolerance in America: Advances in the State of the Art” edited by Paul A. Djupe (Denison University). The publisher’s...
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Dowd, “Christianity, Islam, and Liberal Democracy”
Across the continent of Africa, Christianity and Islam are growing rapidly, side by side. The conventional wisdom is the two religions are destined for bloody conflict. This summer, Oxford will release...
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“Religion, Law and Democracy” (eds. Lind et al)
In February, the Nordic University Press will release “Religion, Law and Democracy: New Challenges for Society and Research” edited by Anna-Sara Lind (University of Uppsala), Mia Lövenheim (University...
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“Theological Reflections on the Hong Kong Umbrella Movement” (Tse & Tan, eds.)
In May, Palgrave Macmillan will release “Theological Reflections on the Hong Kong Umbrella Movement,” edited by Justin K. H. Tse (University of Washington), and Jonathan Y. Tan (Case Western Reserve...
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