TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nørager,Troels
TI  - Taking leave of Abraham: an essay on religion and democracy 
SN  - 9788779347717 (electronic bk.)
AV  - BL65.P7 N66 2008eb (Online)
U1  - 201/.72306.6 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Aarhus, Oakville, CT
PB  - Aarhus University Press, International distributors, David Brown Book Co.
KW  - Religion and politics
KW  - Political science
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Religion
KW  - Abrahamic religions
KW  - Democracy
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Social Science
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-[248]) and index; A tale of terror : 'the binding of Isaac' -- Kierkegaard's fear and trembling -- Contemporary interpretations of fear and trembling -- Cultural evolution and the secularization of religion -- Rawls and Habermas on liberal democracy and religion -- Critical debates on political liberalism and religion -- Integrating political philosophy and philosophy of religion
N2  - Abraham's intention to sacrifice his son on God's command symbolises the violent potential of authoritarian religion. The contemporary resurgence of radically 'conservative' and 'fundamentalist' religion raises the question whether this kind of God-relation is compatible with a commitment to liberal democracy. In this timely and original book, Troels Nager provides an answer by integrating insights from philosophy of religion and political philosophy
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