Conservative Political Theology and the Freedom of Religion
The Recent Work of Robert Kraynak and David Novak
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6357329 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Allan Arkush (Binghamton University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 82-107 |
| Publication date | 2005-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Polity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3497 • E-ISSN: 1744-1684 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1057/palgrave.polity.2300003 |
| OpenAlex | W2001688148 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
The Catholic political scientist Robert Kraynak and the Jewish scholar David Novak have recently written extended essays in political theology designed to remedy the deficiencies of liberal democracy. Kraynak seeks to demonstrate the superiority of the Augustinian doctrine of Two Cities to the inherently corrupting principles of liberalism. This medieval teaching underlies his support for what he calls “limited government under God.” Novak seeks to ground what he considers to be the acceptable aspects of liberal democracy in “the uniquely Jewish covenantal theocracy.” Both men are tactical allies of the currently prevailing political order, to which they lend qualified support for more or less prudential reasons. Both have developed political theories that leave the idea of freedom of religion without any solid foundation
Classical liberalism · Democracy · Doctrine · Freedom of Religion · Human rights · Liberal democracy · Liberalism · Political philosophy · Political science · Political theology · Politics · Sociology · Theocracy · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2008 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |