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The Power of Religion in the Public Sphere
Judith Butler, Jurgen Habermas, Charles Taylor, and Cornel West; edited by Eduardo Mendieta and Jonathan VanAntwerpen Order Your Copy Now and Save 40%!
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Read excerpts from the book by Judith Butler, Jurgen Habermas, Cornel West, Charles Taylor, and Craig Calhoun.
Read the Table of Contents In The Power of Religion in the Public Sphere a group of preeminent philosophers confront one pervasive contemporary concern: what role does -- or should -- religion play in our public lives? Reflecting on her recent work concerning state violence in Israel-Palestine, Judith Butler explores the potential of religious perspectives for renewing cultural and political criticism, while J�rgen Habermas, best known for his seminal conception of the public sphere, thinks through the ambiguous legacy of the concept of "the political" in contemporary theory. Charles Taylor argues for a radical redefinition of secularism, and Cornel West defends civil disobedience and emancipatory theology. Eduardo Mendieta and Jonathan VanAntwerpen detail the immense contribution of these philosophers to contemporary social and political theory, and an afterword by Craig Calhoun places these attempts to reconceive the significance of both religion and the secular in the context of contemporary national and international politics.
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