Accidental Pluralism

2021-04-15 History

Author : Evan Haefeli
Release : 2021-04-15
Genre : History
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Download or read book Accidental Pluralism written by Evan Haefeli. This book was released on 2021-04-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Evan Haefeli argues that America's professed religious tolerance arose out of necessity, since no standard could prevail on its polyglot immigrants. More important, Haefeli ties the emergence of religious toleration to events worldwide, creating a true transnationalist history that links developing American realities to political and social conflicts and resolutions in Europe, showing the ways in which the codification of relationships among states, churches, and publics was endlessly contested in the colonial era. This is an ambitious attempt to reconcile our understandings of power-secular and otherwise- and refine our narratives about what came to be seen as American values"--

Accidental Pluralism

2021-04-15 History

Author : Evan Haefeli
Release : 2021-04-15
Genre : History
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Download or read book Accidental Pluralism written by Evan Haefeli. This book was released on 2021-04-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States has long been defined by its religious diversity and recurrent public debates over the religious and political values that define it. In Accidental Pluralism, Evan Haefeli argues that America did not begin as a religiously diverse and tolerant society. It became so only because England’s religious unity collapsed just as America was being colonized. By tying the emergence of American religious toleration to global events, Haefeli creates a true transnationalist history that links developing American realities to political and social conflicts and resolutions in Europe, showing how the relationships among states, churches, and publics were contested from the beginning of the colonial era and produced a society that no one had anticipated. Accidental Pluralism is an ambitious and comprehensive new account of the origins of American religious life that compels us to refine our narratives about what came to be seen as American values and their distinct relationship to religion and politics.

Confident Pluralism

2016-05-12 Business & Economics

Author : John D. Inazu
Release : 2016-05-12
Genre : Business & Economics
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Download or read book Confident Pluralism written by John D. Inazu. This book was released on 2016-05-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Confident Pluralism, John D. Inazu analyzes the current state of the country, orients the contemporary United States within its broader history, and explores the ways that Americans can—and must—live together peaceably despite these deeply engrained differences. Pluralism is one of the founding creeds of the United States—yet America’s society and legal system continues to face deep, unsolved structural problems in dealing with differing cultural anxieties, and minority viewpoints. Inazu not only argues that it is possible to cohabitate peacefully in this country, but also lays out realistic guidelines for our society and legal system to achieve the new American dream through civic practices that value toleration over protest, humility over defensiveness, and persuasion over coercion"--cover page verso.

In Defense of Pluralism

2016-04-07 Political Science

Author : Éric Montpetit
Release : 2016-04-07
Genre : Political Science
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Book Rating : 394/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book In Defense of Pluralism written by Éric Montpetit. This book was released on 2016-04-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The work of early pluralist thinkers, from Arthur Bentley to Robert Dahl, inspired much optimism about democracy. They argued that democracy was functioning well, despite disagreements arising among the diversity of interests represented in policy-making processes. Yet it is unlikely that anyone paying attention to news coverage today would share such optimism. The media portray current policy-making processes as intractably polarized, devoid of any opportunity to move forward and adopt essential policy changes. This book aims to revive our long-lost sense of optimism about policy-making and democracy. Through original research into biotechnology policy-making in North America and Europe, Éric Montpetit shows that the depiction of policy-making offered by early pluralist thinkers is not so far off the present reality. Today's policy decision-making process - complete with disagreement among the participants - is consistent with what might be expected in a pluralist society, in sharp contrast with the negative image projected by the media.

The Pluralist Game

1995 Political Science

Author : Francis Canavan
Release : 1995
Genre : Political Science
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Book Rating : 931/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Pluralist Game written by Francis Canavan. This book was released on 1995. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "pluralist game," the way in which we attempt to resolve the problems arising out of our pluralism through the political and judicial processes, necessarily engages the citizens of our society. This book brings together 14 essays from a leading Catholic political theorist to address the central issue of American theological, political, and social thought: the relationship between religion, morals, law, and public policy in a pluralistic liberal society.

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