Secularism in retreat
In: The national interest, Heft 46, S. 3-12
ISSN: 0884-9382
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In: The national interest, Heft 46, S. 3-12
ISSN: 0884-9382
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In: The Indian journal of political science, Band 65, Heft 2, S. 183-198
ISSN: 0019-5510
In: SAIS Review, Band 21, Heft 2, S. 25-28
Examines the experience of Indonesia as a prime example of Islam's compatibility with democracy. The three main schools of thought in Islam regarding the relation between religion & state are described, along with equally controversial views within the Muslim world in regard to the relation between Islam & democracy. Although most Indonesians are Muslims, the nation's founders believed Indonesia should not be a theocratic state, but should uphold patriotic, humanitarian, & religious values. Religion is important in the private lives of the people, but they acknowledge diversity, & are basically egalitarian in their outlook, a necessary ingredient for democracy. It is noted that one of the five guiding principles upon which the Republic of Indonesia is based recognizes the existence of Almighty God, but religion functions as a moral support, not a state ideology. The emergence of political parties is examined as an indication of a healthy democracy. It is contended that Indonesia exemplifies a nation in which religion plays a vital social/moral role while remaining outside the power struggles of the political sphere. J. Lindroth
In: SAIS review / the Johns Hopkins Foreign Policy Institute of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS): a journal of international affairs, Band 21, Heft 2, S. 25-28
ISSN: 1946-4444
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In: Journal of policy history: JPH, Band 13, Heft 1, S. 47-72
ISSN: 0898-0306
Examines the two concepts of secularist thinking that have dominated 20th-century US political culture. Positive & a negative secularism, similar to Berlin's (1958) terms of positive & negative liberty, have had an impact on the institutions & practical politics of the current cultural conflict. Negative secularism, similar to First Amendment reasoning, holds that religion should not be established in the political framework, while positive secularism wishes to triumph over religious faith & to leave religion, at best, without influence in the political realm. Negative secularism implies a theoretic possibility that religionists & nonreligionists could be equal players in political decision making & that citizens have the freedom to participate according to their individual consciences & to associate in moral communities possessing political freedoms. Positive secularism contains the sinister features that fuel crusades, but there is a need to recognize that vibrantly pluralistic religious life offers the greatest potential for respect of the dignity of human life. L. A. Hoffman
In: The world today, Band 48, S. 208-211
ISSN: 0043-9134
Stability of Kyrgyzstan in light of economic problems and ethnic and religious tensions.
In: Telos, Heft 113, S. 79-104
ISSN: 0040-2842, 0090-6514
Uses Adrian Peperzak's (1993) interpretation of Emmanuel Levinas's indictment of Western philosophy to identify the religious dimension of modern liberalism. At issue for Levinas are the Platonic elements of the Other & the Same, where in the case of modern liberalism, the Same represents everything in the framework of capitalist society, & the Other is everything outside of it. Levinas contends that Western philosophical tradition's idea of modernity, developed from Machiavellian & Hobbesian notions, mistakenly & arrogantly addresses Otherness through the language & mechanisms of the sameness framework (liberalism). By overcoming the limitations of this traditional philosophical approach, Levinas exposes the religious elements of modern liberalism, first in an ethical examination of the Other, & second by locating Western liberalism's metaphoric surrogate for God. Using this sort of negative theology, the liberalized concept of the sacred is exposed, & parallels are drawn between the liberal notion of totality & the religious concept of infinity. D. Bajo
In: The world today, Band 48, Heft 11, S. 208-211
ISSN: 0043-9134
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In: The Indian journal of political science, Band 66, Heft 4, S. 901-914
ISSN: 0019-5510
In: Journal of democracy, Band 14, Heft 4, S. 11-25
ISSN: 1045-5736
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In: Mediterranean politics, Band 7, Heft 2, S. 120-122
ISSN: 1354-2982, 1362-9395
In: Critical review of international social and political philosophy: CRISPP, Band 1, Heft 3, S. 79-97
ISSN: 1369-8230
In: The world today, Band 53, Heft 8-9, S. 226-228
ISSN: 0043-9134
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In: Comparative studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East, Band 17, Heft 2, S. 11-20
ISSN: 1089-201X
In: The world today, Band 49, Heft 3, S. 54-56
ISSN: 0043-9134
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