RT Book
T1 Tocqueville, democracy, and religion: checks and balances for democratic souls
A1 Kahan, Alan S. 1959-
A2 Tocqueville, Alexis de 1805-1859
LA English
PP Oxford u.a.
PB Oxford University Press
YR 2015
ED First edition
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1619094452
AB A ground-breaking study of the views of the greatest theorist of democracy writing about one of our most pressing issues. Alan S. Kahan, a leading Tocqueville scholar, shows how Tocqueville's analysis of religion is simultaneously deeply rooted in his thoughts on nineteenth-century France and America and pertinent to us today--
AB Introduction. 1. Theory: Tocqueville the moralist -- Enlightened and romantic roots of Tocqueville's moral science -- Democratic grandeur -- Checks and balances for democratic souls, religion and freedom -- Alternative spiritualities and alternatives to spirituality. 2. Applications: Religion in America -- Religion in France -- Religion elsewhere -- Tocqueville today. Appendix: methodology. Bibliography. Index
OP 246
CN JC229.T8
SN 978-0-19-968115-0
SN 0-19-968115-5
K1 Tocqueville, Alexis de 1805-1859
K1 Tocqueville, Alexis de : 1805-1859 : Political and social views
K1 Religion And Politics
K1 Democracy : Religious aspects
K1 Democracy : Religious aspects : Christianity
K1 United States : Politics and government : Philosophy