Religion and Democratic Citizenship: Inquiry and Conviction in the American Public Square
In J. Caleb Clanton's book Religion and Democratic Citizenship, the author focuses on one core question: what role, if any, should religion play in public debate? As a way of framing the discussion, Clanton divides the contemporary debate between two competing schools of thought. American pragm...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2010
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A journal of church and state
Year: 2010, Volume: 52, Issue: 1, Pages: 160-162 |
| Review of: | Religion and democratic citizenship (Lanham, Md. [u.a.] : Lexington Books, 2008) (Carr, Rex G.)
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| Summary: | In J. Caleb Clanton's book Religion and Democratic Citizenship, the author focuses on one core question: what role, if any, should religion play in public debate? As a way of framing the discussion, Clanton divides the contemporary debate between two competing schools of thought. American pragmatists, beginning with William James and their reconstructivist offspring, attempt to accord a place for religion by fundamentally changing its nature. In the works of James, Clanton observes an understanding of religion that emphasizes the practical consequences of religion for citizenship, rather than a system of belief positing objective metaphysical claims about the universe and its creator. |
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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/csq035 |