Religion, politics and law : philosophical reflections on the sources of normative order in society / / edited by Bart C. Labuschagne, Reinhard W. Sonnenschmidt.

Modern, liberal democracies in the West living under the rule of law and protection of human rights cannot articulate the very values from which they derive their legitimacy. These pre-political and pre-legal preconditions cannot be guaranteed, let alone be enforced by the state, but constitute neve...

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Year of Publication:2009
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Brill eBook titles 2009
Physical Description:1 online resource (468 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Materials / Bart C. Labuschagne and Reinhard W. Sonnenschmidt
  • Philosophical Reflections On Religion, Politics And Law: An Introduction / Bart C. Labuschagne and Reinhard W. Sonnenschmidt
  • Chapter One. Eric Voegelin’s Philosophy Of Law And Ethics: A Critique / Andreas A.M. Kinneging
  • Chapter Two. Plato’S Political Ontology: On The Nature Of Man And Regime / Benjamin Bilski
  • Chapter Three. Religion And Order: Philosophical Reflections From Augustine To Hegel On The Spiritual Sources Of Law And Politics / Bart C. Labuschagne
  • Chapter Four. Politics And Religion In The Philosophy Of The Enlightenment I: Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke And Rousseau / Claus-E. Bärsch
  • Chapter Five. Politics And Religion In The Philosophy Of The Enlightenment II: Kant / Claus-E. Bärsch
  • Chapter Six. Basic Outlines Of The ‘Political Science Of Religion’ / Claus-E. Bärsch
  • Chapter Seven. The Diabolical Dimensions In The Shapes Of Political Reality / Peter Berghoff
  • Chapter Eight. Love And Violence: Dialectical Reflections On The Phenomenology Of The Crusade / Timo J.M. Slootweg
  • Chapter Nine. Totalitarianism And Radical Islamic Ideologies / David A.J. Suurland
  • Chapter Ten. The Enlightenment In Contemporary Cultural Debate / Paul Cliteur and Geoff Gordon
  • Chapter Eleven. The Religious Aspects Of The Founding Of The American Republic: A Design Of Religion And Reason / Detlef David Bauszus
  • Chapter Twelve. Taking Pluralism Seriously: The Us And The Eu As Multicultural Democracies? By And / Hans-Martien Th.D. ten Napel and Florian H. Karim Theissen
  • Chapter Thirteen. Law, Politics And Religion: In Search Of Criteria For Understanging Modernity / Reinhard W. Sonnenschmidt
  • Chapter Fourteen. From Transcendence To Introcendence: The Consciousness Of Political Reality And Psycho-Esoteric Constructions Of Salvation / Andreas Dordel and Andrea Ullrich
  • Name Index / Bart C. Labuschagne and Reinhard W. Sonnenschmidt
  • Subject Index / Bart C. Labuschagne and Reinhard W. Sonnenschmidt.