The Power of Religion in the Public Sphere

Klappentext The Power of Religion in the Public Sphere represents a rare opportunity to experience a diverse group of preeminent philosophers confronting one pervasive contemporary concern: what role does?or should?religion play in our public lives? Reflecting on her recent work concerning state violence in Israel-Palestine, Judith Butler explores the potential of religious perspectives for renewing cultural and political criticism, while Jürgen Habermas, best known for his seminal conception of the public sphere, thinks through the ambiguous legacy of the concept of "the political" in contemporary theory. Charles Taylor argues for a radical redefinition of secularism, and Cornel West defends civil disobedience and emancipatory theology. Eduardo Mendieta and Jonathan VanAntwerpen detail the immense contribution of these philosophers to contemporary social and political theory, and an afterword by Craig Calhoun places these attempts to reconceive the significance of both religion and the secular in the context of contemporary national and international politics. ...topical and timely. European Legacy Vol 18, No 2 April 2013 Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction: The Power of Religion in the Public Sphere Eduardo Mendieta and Jonathan VanAntwerpen 1. "The Political": The Rational Meaning of a Questionable Inheritance of Political Theology Jürgen Habermas 2. Why We Need a Radical Redefinition of Secularism Charles Taylor Dialogue: Jürgen Habermas and Charles Taylor 3. Is Judaism Zionism? Judith Butler 4. Prophetic Religion and the Future of Capitalist Civilization Cornel West Dialogue: Judith Butler and Cornel West Concluding Discussion: Butler, Habermas, Taylor, West Afterword Craig Calhoun

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• Authors: Judith Butler, Jurgen Habermas, Habermas Jurgen, Charles Taylor, Charles (McGill University) Taylor, Taylor Charles, Cornel West, West Cornel
• Assisted by: Eduardo Mendieta (Editor), Mendieta Eduardo (Editor), Jonathan VanAntwerpen (Editor), Jonathan (Program Officer VanAntwerpen (Editor), Craig Calhoun (Afterword)
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2011
• EAN: 9780231156455
• ISBN: 978-0-231-15645-5
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 144 mm x 218 mm x 14 mm
• Series: A Columbia / SSRC Book; Columbia/SSRC Books; A Columbia / SSRC Book
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Religion, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, Social & political philosophy, Religion & politics, social and political philosophy, Religion and Politics