Taming The Gods - Ian Buruma
Religion and Democracy on Three Continents
KORTE INHOUD
Why religion must be separated from politics if democracy is to thrive around the world For eight years the president of the United States was a born-again Christian, backed by well-organized evangelicals who often seemed intent on erasing the church-state divide. In Europe, the increasing number of radicalized Muslims is creating widespread fear that Islam is undermining Western-style liberal democracy. And even in polytheistic Asia, the development of democracy has been hindered in some countries, particularly China, by a long history in which religion was tightly linked to the state. Ian Buruma is the first writer to provide a sharp-eyed look at the tensions between religion and politics on three continents. Drawing on many contemporary and historical examples, he argues that the violent passions inspired by religion must be tamed in order to make democracy work. Comparing the United States and Europe, Buruma asks why so many Americans-and so few Europeans-see religion as a help to democracy. Turning to Ch...
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2010Uitgever: Princeton University Press132 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0691134898ISBN-13: 9780691134895Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Ian Buruma: Taming The Gods. 2010, Princeton University Press, 132p.
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2010, 144pp, hardcover met stofomslag, goed exemplaar / good copy [Auteur: Buruma, Ian] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Princeton University Press] [Jaar: 2010] [Titel: Taming the Gods / Religion and Democracy on Three Continents]
