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| ISBN: | 0511041977
9780511041976
9780511487453
0511487452
9780511044700
0511044704
0511147996
9780511147999
9780521808576
052180857X
9780521027601
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| Digital file characteristics: | data file
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-223) and index.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | "In Religion and the Obligations of Citizenship, Paul J. Weithman asks whether citizens in a liberal democracy may base their votes and their public political arguments on their religious beliefs. Drawing on empirical studies of how religion actually functions in politics, he challenges the standard view that citizens who rely on religious reasons must be prepared to make good their arguments by appealing to reasons that are "accessible" to others. He contends that churches contribute to democracy by enriching political debate and by facilitating political participation, especially among the poor and minorities, and as a consequence, citizens acquire religiously based political views and diverse views of their own citizenship.
He concludes that the philosophical view which most defensibly accommodates this diversity is one that allows ordinary citizens to draw on the views their churches have formed when they vote, and when offering public arguments for their political positions."--Jacket.
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| Other form: | Print version: Weithman, Paul J., 1959- Religion and the obligations of citizenship. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002 052180857X
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