| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 137 pages). |
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text file |
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A Columbia/SSRC book
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Columbia/SSRC book.
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| Contents |
Introduction / Eduardo Mendieta and Jonathan VanAntwerpen -- Political: the rational meaning of a questionable inheritance of political theology / Jürgen Habermas -- Why we need a radical redefinition of secularism / Charles Taylor -- Dialogue: Jürgen Habermas and Charles Taylor -- Is Judaism Zionism? / Judith Butler -- Prophetic religion and the future of capitalist civilization / Cornel West -- Dialogue: Judith Butler and Cornel West -- Concluding discussion: Butler, Habermas, Taylor, West -- Afterword: Religion's many powers / Craig Calhoun. |
| Summary |
The Power of Religion in the Public Sphere represents a rare opportunity to experience a diverse group of preeminent philosophers confronting one pervasive contemporary concern: what role does--or should--religion play in our public lives? Reflecting on her recent work concerning state violence in Israel-Palestine, Judith Butler explores the potential of religious perspectives for renewing cultural and political criticism, while Jürgen Habermas, best known for his seminal conception of the public sphere, thinks through the ambiguous legacy of the concept of "the political" in contemporary theory. Charles Taylor argues for a radical redefinition of secularism, and Cornel West defends civil disobedience and emancipatory theology. Eduardo Mendieta and Jonathan VanAntwerpen detail the immense contribution of these philosophers to contemporary social and political theory, and an afterword by Craig Calhoun places these attempts to reconceive the significance of both religion and the secular in the context of contemporary national and international politics. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Civil religion.
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Civil religion. |
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Religion and state.
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Religion and state. |
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Religion and politics.
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Religion and politics. |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Butler, Judith, 1956-
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Mendieta, Eduardo.
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VanAntwerpen, Jonathan, 1970-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Power of religion in the public sphere. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2011 9780231156455 (DLC) 2010028751 (OCoLC)635465345 |
| ISBN |
023152725X (electronic book) |
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9780231527255 (electronic book) |
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1283008920 (electronic book) |
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9781283008921 (electronic book) |
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9780231156455 (cloth : alkaline paper) |
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0231156456 (cloth : alkaline paper) |
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9780231156462 (paperback : alkaline paper) |
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0231156464 (paperback : alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
9786613008923 |
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