Democracy and Religion
Date Submitted: 09/09/2006 22:43:37
Category: / Society & Culture / Religion
Length: 6 pages (1636 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / Religion
Length: 6 pages (1636 words)
The term democracy literally mean that the people rule. Every human being is to certain extent political being. The meaning of personality is not exhausted by the importance of every day civil life. I think that religion is more important than democracy.
This does not necessarily indicate that that democracy is not important, but it does say that if democracy is not compatible with the religion then the democracy itself should be ceased not religion.
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levels and cause perceptive historians, philosophers, and theologians to wonder about the future of nations, about the meaning of providence in the light of what democracy actually does with its "choices."
Reference:
http://www.unifr.ch/pol-wiss/lehre/coursseminaires/seminaires/seminar_demokratisierungsprozesse2002/seminar_demokratisierung2002pdftexte/JournalD2002_PlattnerMarc2.pdf
Adams, E.M. (1993). Religion and cultural freedom. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.
Neuhaus, R.J. (1984). The naked public square: Religion and democracy in America. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
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