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Author:   Steven Frankel (Xavier University) ,  Martin D. Yaffe (University of North Texas) ,  Martin D. Yaffe
Publisher:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Imprint:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9780271086156

ISBN 10:   0271086157
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   28 July 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Machiavelli, Christianity, and Civil Religion Timothy Sean Quinn 2. How Francis Bacon’s New Organon Co-opts Biblical Theology for His New Atlantis Martin D. Yaffe 3. Leviathan’s Reconquest of the Christian Person for the State Mark Shiffman 4. Will Wonders Never Cease? Spinoza’s Critique of Miracles Steven Frankel 5. Liberalism and Christianity: Locke’s Use of the Bible in the Second Treatise Nasser Behnegar 6. Montesquieu’s Machiavellian Account of Civil Religion Andrea Radasanu 7. Montesquieu and Christianity in the American Project: The Moderate Spirit Paul Carrese 8. Hume on Church Establishments: History, Moderation, and Liberty Aaron Szymkowiak 9. Rousseau’s Civil Religion “Problem” John Ray 10. How the Founders Agreed About Religious Freedom but Disagreed About the Separation of Church and State Vincent Phillip Muñoz and Kevin Vance 11. Tocqueville on Religion and Democratic Character: Equality, Mediocrity, and Greatness Aaron L. Herold List of Contributors Index

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The question of civil religion deserves our renewed interest, as we witness the longstanding assumptions of modern secularization being shaken. This excellent collection of essays on that old and timely subject brings out both the common assumptions and a range of controversies among liberalism's founding thinkers. Add to the mix a healthy dose of disagreement among the essays' authors, and there is much food for thought here. -J. Judd Owen, author of Making Religion Safe for Democracy: Transformation from Hobbes to Tocqueville

The question of civil religion deserves our renewed interest, as we witness the longstanding assumptions of modern secularization being shaken. This excellent collection of essays on that old and timely subject brings out both the common assumptions and a range of controversies among liberalism's founding thinkers. Add to the mix a healthy dose of disagreement among the essays' authors, and there is much food for thought here. -J. Judd Owen, author of Making Religion Safe for Democracy: Transformation from Hobbes to Tocqueville

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Steven Frankel is Professor of Philosophy at Xavier University. Martin D. Yaffe is Professor of Philosophy and Religion at the University of North Texas.

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