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Religious Sectarianism: Lessons To Be Learnt From Pakistan, Vikas Kumar
Religious Sectarianism: Lessons To Be Learnt From Pakistan, Vikas Kumar
Vikas Kumar
No abstract provided.
Grandmother’S Syncretic Hinduism Caught In The Whirlwind Of Vhp’S Sectarianism, Vikas Kumar
Grandmother’S Syncretic Hinduism Caught In The Whirlwind Of Vhp’S Sectarianism, Vikas Kumar
Vikas Kumar
No abstract provided.
The Scope Of Tolerance And Its Moral Reasoning, Raphael Cohen-Almagor
The Scope Of Tolerance And Its Moral Reasoning, Raphael Cohen-Almagor
raphael cohen-almagor
This essay aims to consider the scope of tolerance and its moral reasoning. I first discuss the reluctance of prominent philosophers to prescribe boundaries to liberty and tolerance. I then focus attention on Rawls’ discussion on tolerance, which I find quite disappointing, yet argue that his line of reasoning on the question of tolerating the intolerant contributed to the very fashionable consequentialist approach. After criticizing the consequentialist reasoning I introduce an alternative approach: the principled reasoning. I explain that much of the liberal reasoning is inspired by the fear of sliding down the slippery slope, and finally turn to discuss …
American Baptist Convention, Sherrie Steiner, Donald Gray
American Baptist Convention, Sherrie Steiner, Donald Gray
Sherrie M Steiner
This chapter from the national data set identifies the political activities and attitudes of American Baptist clergy in the 2000 national election.
Presidential Traits And Job Approval: Some Aggregate-Level Evidence., Brian Newman
Presidential Traits And Job Approval: Some Aggregate-Level Evidence., Brian Newman
Brian Newman
In a previous article in this journal, Cohen (2001) introduced time series measures of public perceptions of Bill Clinton's personal characteristics. Here, I explore the political impact of these perceptions, asking whether they affect the public's evaluations of presidential job performance. I find that they do, adding aggregate-level support to existing individual-level evidence of the importance of character assessments. Finding a connection between character perceptions and job approval in the aggregate time series context helps answer questions previous studies leave unresolved, with significant implications for our understanding of presidential approval and presidential politics more generally. [First paragraph]