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Invisible Foundations: Science, Democracy, And Faith Among The Pragmatists, Patrick J. Deneen
Invisible Foundations: Science, Democracy, And Faith Among The Pragmatists, Patrick J. Deneen
Pragmatism, Law and Governmentality
Today science is almost universally regarded as an ally of democracy. Religion - once viewed by Tocqueville as the great support of democratic mores, in contrast to the materialism of then-contemporary atheists who threatened to undermine democratic commitments - is now viewed by many as antithetical to the openness and provisionality that marks both science and democracy. As framed by the neo-pragmatist Richard Rorty, religion is a "conversation-stopper," the very definition of anti-democratic, anti-scientific anti-pragmatism.
Whereas a pragmatic form of faith, notably "democratic faith," secures belief in an ever improving future, the "politics of skepticism" is reinforced by the initial …
No Other Gods: Answering The Call Of Faith In The Practice Of Law, Howard Lesnick
No Other Gods: Answering The Call Of Faith In The Practice Of Law, Howard Lesnick
All Faculty Scholarship
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Addressing Fundamentalism By Legal And Spiritual Means, Dan Wessner
Addressing Fundamentalism By Legal And Spiritual Means, Dan Wessner
Human Rights & Human Welfare
A review of:
Religion and Humane Global Governance by Richard A. Falk. New York: Palgrave, 2001. 191 pp.
Gender and Human Rights in Islam and International Law: Equal before Allah, Unequal before Man? by Shaheen Sardar Ali. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2000. 358 pp.
Religious Fundamentalisms and the Human Rights of Women edited by Courtney W. Howland. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1999. 326 pp.
The Islamic Quest for Democracy, Pluralism, and Human Rights by Ahmad S. Moussalli. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2001. 226 pp.
Gender Bias In The Roman Catholic Church: Why Can't Women Be Priests?, Cheryl Y. Haskins
Gender Bias In The Roman Catholic Church: Why Can't Women Be Priests?, Cheryl Y. Haskins
University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class
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