Overview
- Advances the debate about the nature of public dialogue in a pluralistic, liberal democracy
- Develops a strategy for citizens who seek to take concrete steps toward the formulation of such dialogue
- Offers an alternative reading of John Rawls
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About this book
Reviving the ancient political wisdom of St. Augustine in combination with insights drawn from contemporary political theorist John Rawls, Joseph Rivera grapples with the polarizing nature of religion in the public square. Political theology, as a discipline, tends to argue that communitarianism remains the only viable political option for religious practitioners in a complex, pluralist society. Unsurprisingly, we are increasingly accustomed to think the religious voice is anti-secular and illiberal. On the contrary, Christian theology and political liberalism, Rivera argues, are not incompatible. Political Theology and Pluralism challenges the longstanding antithesis between theology and political liberalism by asking his readers to focus not on difference, but on our common humanity. Outlining real strategies for public dialogue in a liberal state, Rivera offers the opportunity to discover what it means to practice civic friendship in pluralist context.
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About the author
Joseph Rivera is lecturer in Systematic Theology at Dublin City University, Ireland.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Political Theology and Pluralism
Book Subtitle: Renewing Public Dialogue
Authors: Joseph Rivera
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77146-5
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-77145-8Published: 18 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-77146-5Published: 03 May 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 126
Topics: Religion and Society, Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Political Theory