[Rezension von: Stawrowski, Zbigniew, 1958-, The Clash of Civilizations or Civil War]
Western society is facing a clash of civilizations, contends Polish philosopher Zbigniew Stawrowski, but the clash is not between an allegedly postmodern West and a fundamentalist Islamic world. The fissure, he argues, lies rather within Western civilization itself, particularly in the philosophical...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2015
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A journal of church and state
Year: 2015, Volume: 57, Issue: 2, Pages: 373-375 |
| Review of: | The Clash of Civilizations or Civil War (Krakau : Tischner Institute, 2013) (Grondelski, John M.)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religious freedom
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| IxTheo Classification: | SA Church law; state-church law |
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Book review
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| Summary: | Western society is facing a clash of civilizations, contends Polish philosopher Zbigniew Stawrowski, but the clash is not between an allegedly postmodern West and a fundamentalist Islamic world. The fissure, he argues, lies rather within Western civilization itself, particularly in the philosophical premises underlying the modern state. How one understands religious freedom, he maintains, is essential to addressing that philosophical problem. “There is a fierce fight taking place at the heart of our culture over the understanding of freedom. The stake is extremely high, as the winners will be able to decide on the identity of Western civilization” (p. 68) ... |
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| ISSN: | 2040-4867 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: A journal of church and state
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jcs/csv018 |