The values connection
Democracy and republican values depend on values derived from religion. This volume suggests that within American society only transcendent idealism provides a secure basis for democracy and proposes practical steps for a constitutionally valid relationship between religion and government.
Print Book, English, 2001
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Lanham, Md, 2001
ix, 287 Seiten
9780742509160, 9780742509153, 0742509168, 074250915X
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Chapter 1 Moral Foundations of a Free Society Chapter 2 Egoism: Whatever Turns You On Chapter 3 Collectivism: The Myth of the Hive Chapter 4 Monism: The Indescribable Oneness of Being Chapter 5 Absolutism: Nothing but the Truth Chapter 6 Ecstasism: "Chariots of Fire" Chapter 7 Civil Humanism: Virtue in the Mind of the Beholder Chapter 8 The Crisis of Modernity Chapter 9 Transcendent Idealism: Roots Chapter 10 The Great Tradition Chapter 11 The American Founders, Locke, and the First Amendment Chapter 12 The Values Connection