The Semantic Potential of Religious Arguments
A Deliberative Model of the Postsecular Public Sphere
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20316822 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stefan Rummen (0000-0001-6813-2585, corresponding author), Stefan Rummens |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 385-408 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Theory and Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-802X • E-ISSN: 2154-123X |
| Publisher | Philosophy Documentation Center (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5840/soctheorpract201036321 |
| OpenAlex | W2033652408 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This paper introduces a distinction between three different kinds of religious arguments. On the basis of a deliberative model of democracy, it is argued that autonomy and identity arguments should be acceptable in public debate, whereas authority arguments should be rejected. This deliberative approach is clarified by comparing it with the exclusionist position of John Rawls on the one hand and the inclusionist position of Nicholas Wolterstorff on the other. The paper concludes with some general remarks about the relation between reason and religion that explain the sense in which a postsecular public sphere also remains a secular one
Aesthetics · Applied philosophy · Autonomy · Contemporary philosophy · Deliberative democracy · Democracy · Economics · Epistemology · Identity (music) · Philosophy of religion · Political science · Politics · Position (finance) · Public reason · Public sphere · Relation (database) · Sociology · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious Education and Schools
| Citations per year | 0.15 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |