World religions and democracy / edited by Larry Diamond, Marc F. Plattner, and Philip J. Costopoulos.

Contributor(s): Costopoulos, Philip J | Diamond, Larry Jay | Plattner, Marc F, 1945-Material type: TextTextSeries: Journal of democracy bookPublication details: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005 Description: xxvi, 262 p. ; 23 cmISBN: 0801880793; 0801880807 (pbk.)Subject(s): Democracy -- Religious aspects | Religion and politicsDDC classification: 201.72 LOC classification: BL 65 .P7 | W67 2005
Contents:
Introduction / Philip J. Costopoulos -- I. A conceptual framework -- 1. Religion, democracy, and the "twin tolerations" / Alfred Stepan -- II. Eastern religions -- 2. The ironies of Confucianism / Hahm Chaibong -- 3. Confucianism and democracy / Francis Fukuyama -- 4. Hinduism and self-rule / Pratap Bhanu Mehta -- 5. Buddhism, Asian values, and democracy / His Holiness the Dalai Lama -- 6. Burma's quest for democracy / Aung San Suu Kyi -- III. Judaism and Christianity -- 7. Judaism and political life / Hillel Fradkin -- 8. The Catholic wave / Daniel Philpott -- 9. The pioneering Protestants / Robert D. Woodberry and Timothy S. Shah -- 10. The ambivalent Orthodox / Elizabeth Prodromou -- 11. Christianity: the global picture / Peter L. Berger -- IV. Islam -- 12. Muslims and democracy / Abdou Filali-Ansary -- 13. A historical overview / Bernard Lewis -- 14. Two visions of reformation / Robin Wright -- 15. The challenge of secularization / Abdou Filali-Ansary -- 16. The sources of enlightened Muslim thought / Abdou Filali-Anssary -- 17. The elusive reformation / Abdelwahab El-Affendi -- 18. The silenced majority / Radwan A. Masmoudi -- 19. Faith and Modernity / Laith Kubba -- 20. Terror, Islam, and democracy / Ladan Boroumand and Roya Boroumand -- Epilogue: does democracy need religion? / Hillel Fradkin.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Philip J. Costopoulos -- I. A conceptual framework -- 1. Religion, democracy, and the "twin tolerations" / Alfred Stepan -- II. Eastern religions -- 2. The ironies of Confucianism / Hahm Chaibong -- 3. Confucianism and democracy / Francis Fukuyama -- 4. Hinduism and self-rule / Pratap Bhanu Mehta -- 5. Buddhism, Asian values, and democracy / His Holiness the Dalai Lama -- 6. Burma's quest for democracy / Aung San Suu Kyi -- III. Judaism and Christianity -- 7. Judaism and political life / Hillel Fradkin -- 8. The Catholic wave / Daniel Philpott -- 9. The pioneering Protestants / Robert D. Woodberry and Timothy S. Shah -- 10. The ambivalent Orthodox / Elizabeth Prodromou -- 11. Christianity: the global picture / Peter L. Berger -- IV. Islam -- 12. Muslims and democracy / Abdou Filali-Ansary -- 13. A historical overview / Bernard Lewis -- 14. Two visions of reformation / Robin Wright -- 15. The challenge of secularization / Abdou Filali-Ansary -- 16. The sources of enlightened Muslim thought / Abdou Filali-Anssary -- 17. The elusive reformation / Abdelwahab El-Affendi -- 18. The silenced majority / Radwan A. Masmoudi -- 19. Faith and Modernity / Laith Kubba -- 20. Terror, Islam, and democracy / Ladan Boroumand and Roya Boroumand -- Epilogue: does democracy need religion? / Hillel Fradkin.

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