Democratic faith
Patrick J. Deneen
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Title and Author
Democratic faith / Patrick J. DeneenPublication Details
پرینستون : Princeton University Press، 2005مPhysical Description
xvii, 365 p.: ill.; 25 cm.Subject
Democracy PhilosophyDemocracy History
Democracy Moral and ethical aspects
series
(New forum books؛ )Language
انگلیسیIncludes bibliographical references )p. ]982[-063( and index.
Contents
Faith in man -- Democratic transformation -- Democracy as trial : toward a critique of democratic faith -- Protagoras unbound : the democratic mythology of Protagoras's "great speech" -- Civil religion and the democratic faith of Rousseau -- American faith : the translation of religious faith to democratic faith -- "A pattern laid up in heaven" : Plato's democratic ideal -- The only permanent state : Tocqueville on religion and democracy -- Hope in America : the chastened faith of Reinhold Niebuhr and Christopher Lasch -- Conclusion : a model of democratic charity