World religions and democracy / edited by Larry Diamond, Marc F. Plattner, and Philip J. Costopoulos.
Contributor(s): Diamond, Larry Jay
| Plattner, Marc F | Costopoulos, Philip J
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TextSeries: Journal of democracy book: Publisher: Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005Description: xxvi, 262 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0801880807 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780801880803 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0801880793 (alk. paper); 9780801880797 (alk. paper)Subject(s): Religion and politics | Democracy -- Religious aspectsDDC classification: 201/.72 LOC classification: BL65.P7 | W67 2005Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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John Bulow Campbell Library | Midrange | BL65 .P7 W67 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 2 | Available | 0182903104160 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Philip J. Costopoulos -- Religion, democracy, and the "twin tolerations" / Alfred Stepan -- The ironies of Confucianism / Hahm Chaibong -- Confucianism and democracy / Francis Fukuyama -- Hinduism and self-rule / Pratap Bhanu Mehta -- Buddhism, Asian values, and democracy / His Holiness the Dalai Lama -- Burma's quest for democracy / Aung San Suu Kyi -- Judaism and political life / Hillel Fradkin -- The Catholic wave / Daniel Philpott -- The pioneering Protestants / Robert D. Woodberry and Timothy S. Shah -- The ambivalent Orthodox / Elizabeth Prodromou -- Christianity: the global picture / Peter L. Berger -- Muslims and democracy / Abdou Filali-Ansary -- A historical overview / Bernard Lewis -- Two visions of reformation / Robin Wright -- The challenge of secularization / Abdou Filali-Ansary -- The sources of enlightened Muslim thought / Abdou Filali-Anssary -- The elusive reformation / Abdelwahab El-Affendi -- The silenced majority / Radwan A. Masmoudi -- Faith and Modernity / Laith Kubba -- Terror, Islam, and democracy / Ladan Boroumand and Roya Boroumand -- Epilogue: does democracy need religion? / Hillel Fradkin.