The Battle for Liberalism
Facing the Challenge of Theocracy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6251897 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lucas Swaine (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 565-575 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0891-3811 • E-ISSN: 1933-8007 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08913810801892929 |
| OpenAlex | W2026729805 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 16 |
Liberal theory has failed to provide theocrats who are aggrieved by the sinful practices widespread in liberal societies good reasons to tolerate these sins. Moreover, liberal theory has faltered in identifying grounds on which to impose regulations that violate theocrats’ religious doctrines. These challenges must be met if liberalism is to temper religious discord and to maintain its own relevance in a world replete with theocratic conceptions of the good
Archaeology · Battle · Environmental ethics · Law and economics · Liberalism · Political science · Politics · Relevance (law · Sociology · Theocracy · American Constitutional Law and Politics · History · Law · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics
Why Deliberative Democracy?
Deliberative Democracy
Liberal Pluralism
A Letter Concerning Toleration
Institutions of Conscience
Religious Fundamentalism and Political Extremism
The Liberal Archipelago
Democracy's discontent
Transformative Constitutionalism and the Case of Religion
Liberal Citizenship and the Search for an Overlapping Consensus
The Liberal Conscience
The War on Terrorism and the Decline of Terrorist Group Formation
The Puritan Dilemma
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |