Taking leave of Abraham: an essay on religion and democracy
Abraham's intention to sacrifice his son on God's command symbolises the violent potential of authoritarian religion. The contemporary resurgence of radically 'conservative' and 'fundamentalist' religion raises the question whether this kind of God-relation is compatibl...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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Oakville, CT
International distributors, David Brown Book Company
2008
Aarhus Aarhus University Press 2008 |
| Στο/Στη: | Έτος: 2008 |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Democracy
Religious aspects
B Abrahamic Religions B Political Science Philosophy B Θρησκεία (μοτίβο) Philosophy B Religion And Politics |
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| Παράλληλη έκδοση: | Print version: Taking Leave of Abraham : An Essay on Religion and Democracy: |
| Σύνοψη: | Abraham's intention to sacrifice his son on God's command symbolises the violent potential of authoritarian religion. The contemporary resurgence of radically 'conservative' and 'fundamentalist' religion raises the question whether this kind of God-relation is compatible with a commitment to liberal democracy. In this timely and original book, Troels Nager provides an answer by integrating insights from philosophy of religion and political philosophy. In Part One, Nager surveys the interpretive history of "Genesis 22", focusing in particular on Kierkegaard's ingenious attempt to save |
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| Περιγραφή τεκμηρίου: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 8779347711 |