03347cam a2200589Ma 4500 ocn810531413 OCoLC 20200709055555.0 m d cr |n| 120502s2012 nju ob 001 0 eng d CDX CDX YDXCP OCLCO E7B MHW N$T 809411152 1400845513 (electronic bk.) 9781400845514 (electronic bk.) 0691142351 9780691142357 9786613852410 (OCoLC)810531413 (OCoLC)809411152 475406 (N$T) 385241 MIL eng ita e-it--- JC599.I8 V5713 2012eb POL 016000 bisacsh 320.94501/1 23 N$TA Viroli, Maurizio. Come se Dio ci fosse. English As if God existed [electronic resource] : religion and liberty in the history of Italy / Maurizio Viroli ; translated by Alberto Nones. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2012. 1208 1 online resource (p. cm.) Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. Description based on print version record. Republics protected by God -- Images of the civil religion -- Republican and monarchical religion -- A religion that instills virtue -- Sacred laws and sacred republics -- Republican religion and religious reform -- A religion to live free -- Within the soul -- The twilight of republican religion -- Without God -- After the revolution -- The new alliance -- Literature and hymns of the religion of liberty -- Apostles and martyrs -- Masters -- Regrets and the quest for new faiths -- Two clashing religions -- In the name of Christ -- Inner liberty -- The religion of liberty -- A religion that instills hope -- The religion of duty -- As if God existed -- Only a god can expel a god -- Leaving life -- Twilight. Religion and liberty are often thought to be mutual enemies: if religion has a natural ally, it is authoritarianism--not republicanism or democracy. But in this book, Maurizio Viroli, a leading historian of republican political thought, challenges this conventional wisdom. He argues that political emancipation and the defense of political liberty have always required the self-sacrifice of people with religious sentiments and a religious devotion to liberty. This is particularly the case when liberty is threatened by authoritarianism: the staunchest defenders of liberty are those who feel a de Liberty History. Religion and politics Italy History. Religion and state Italy History. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: (DLC)2012015124 9786613852410 http://lib.myilibrary.com?id=385241 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=475406 Coutts Information Services COUT 23146664 YBP Library Services YANK 9568202 ebrary EBRY ebr10587961 EBSCOhost EBSC 475406 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 51523 51523