Chains of persuasion: a framework for religion in democracy

Citizens worldwide appeal to religious ideals, institutions, and identities in their political activism. Yet most liberal democratic theory offers citizens little applicable guidance in evaluating such activism. Chains of Persuasion uses democratic theory to develop a new framework for assessing the proper place of religion in democratic political life.

Democratic citizens around the world appeal to religious arguments, ideals, identities, and institutions in their political activism. And yet predominant theoretical accounts of liberal democracy provide precious little applicable guidance to citizens who must make judgments about religion's proper role in their politics. 'Chains of Persuasion' provides a new moral framework to guide citizens' evaluations of religious politics.