Taking leave of Abraham: an essay on religion and democracy
Abraham's intention to sacrifice his son on God's command symbolises the violent potential of authoritarian religion. The contemporary resurgence of radically 'conservative' and 'fundamentalist' religion raises the question whether this kind of God-relation is compatibl...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Libro |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
| Servizio "Subito": | Ordinare ora. |
| Verificare la disponibilità: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Pubblicazione: |
Aarhus Oakville, CT
Aarhus University Press
2008
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| In: | Anno: 2008 |
| Recensioni: | Rundt om religionskritikken (2010) (Klostergaard Petersen, Anders, 1969 -)
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| Altre parole chiave: | B
Religione
Philosophy
B Democracy Religious aspects B Abrahamic Religions B Political science ; Philosophy B Political Science Philosophy B SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Sociology of Religion B Religion ; Philosophy B Democracy ; Religious aspects B Social Science B RELIGION ; Religion, Politics & State B Religione B Electronic books B Religion And Politics |
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| Riepilogo: | Abraham's intention to sacrifice his son on God's command symbolises the violent potential of authoritarian religion. The contemporary resurgence of radically 'conservative' and 'fundamentalist' religion raises the question whether this kind of God-relation is compatible with a commitment to liberal democracy. In this timely and original book, Troels Nager provides an answer by integrating insights from philosophy of religion and political philosophy |
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| Descrizione del documento: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-[248]) and index. - Description based on print version record |
| Descrizione fisica: | Online Ressource (257 p.) |
| ISBN: | 978-87-7934-771-7 87-7934-771-1 87-7934-412-7 978-87-7934-412-9 |
