scholarly journals RELIGIOUS DISCOURSE IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (1, 2 & 3) ◽  
pp. 2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Blaikie ◽  
Diana Ginn
Keyword(s):  
Liberal Democracy ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Religious Faith ◽  
Religious Discourse ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Square ◽  
Liberal Democratic ◽  
Democratic State ◽  
Political Views

Full, open, and civilized discourse among citizens is fundamental to the life of a liberal democracy. It seems trite to assert that no discourse should be prohibited or excluded simply because it is grounded in religious faith or employs religious beliefs to justify a particular position.1 Yet there are those who contend that it is improper for citizens to use religious arguments when debating or deciding issues in the public square,2 that metaphorical arena where issues of public policy are discussed and contested. In this article we challenge this position, examining the various arguments that are put forward for keeping public discourse secular, arguments that when citizens explicitly ground their social and political views in their religious beliefs, this is divisive, exclusionary, and ultimately antithetical to the liberal democratic state. We maintain that none of these arguments are persuasive.

scholarly journals Hope for Religious Freedom for All in China

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 183
Author(s):  
BOB FU
Keyword(s):  
Communist Party ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Religious Freedom ◽  
Religious Faith ◽  
The State ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Square ◽  
Theological Foundation

What theological foundation can best procure, promote, and protect religious freedom for all? If obstacles to securing the peaceful public manifestation of religious faith in the context of the diverse worldviews in the “public square” depend on the state, however, what is next? In China, the Communist Party routinely uses persecution and other tyrannical tactics to eliminate the expression of religious beliefs, making religious freedom appear out of reach. Nevertheless, research projects the demise of communism in China and increased Christianization and democratization. If this transition takes place, a contextualization of principled pluralism, baorong duoyuan, offers the best theoretical, practical foundation for religious freedom for all faiths in China’s future. KEYWORDS: Religious freedom, persecution, China, principled pluralism, communism, Christianization, baorong duoyuan

Book Review: Prophecy without Contempt: Religious Discourse in the Public Square. By Cathleen Kaveny

2017 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 263-265
Author(s):  
John A. Coleman
Keyword(s):  
Religious Discourse ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Square

Friendly Rejoinders

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-224
Author(s):  
Gilbert Meilaender
Keyword(s):  
End Of Life ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Kingdom Of God ◽  
Democratic Society ◽  
Divine Grace ◽  
Liberal Democratic ◽  
Liberal Democratic Society ◽  
Moral Limits

In this article Gilbert Meilaender responds to nine scholars whose papers (collected in this issue) analyze and interact with a variety of theological and ethical themes that emerge in his writing. Among those themes are the moral limits grounded in our embodied nature, the freedom to transcend those limits, the perfection of that nature by divine grace, the relation between political progress toward a common good and the kingdom of God, the place of religious beliefs in public discourse within a liberal democratic society, the meaning and scope of our responsibility to care for human persons at the beginning and end of life, and the meaning of our creaturely longing to rest in God.

"I've Got Something to Say": The Public Square, Public Discourse, and the Barbershop

2005 ◽  
Vol 2005 (93) ◽  
pp. 192-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Q. T. Mills
Keyword(s):  
Public Discourse ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Square

Using God-Talk in a Secular Society: Time for a New Conversation on Public Issues?

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-158
Author(s):  
Andrew Bradstock
Keyword(s):  
Public Discourse ◽  
Religious Language ◽  
Policy Outcomes ◽  
Public Issues ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Square ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Right ◽  
Michael Sandel

Abstract The role that religious language should play in the ‘public square’ has long been a matter of debate. As Rawls, Rorty, Audi and others have long argued, albeit with subtle variations, discussion on public issues must be truly ‘public’ and therefore employ vocabulary, principles and reasoning which are intelligible to any reasonable person and based on public canons of validity. But does this argument do justice to religious voices? Can the growing number of such voices clamouring for the right to be heard continue to be ignored? Does excluding conviction-based language from public debate lessen the quality of that debate and the potential to find effective solutions to policy challenges? Drawing upon recent work by Jonathan Chaplin, Rowan Williams, Roger Trigg and Michael Sandel, this article examines the current state of scholarship on the question of language in public discourse, and concludes that the case for ‘confessional candour’ to be accepted in such discourse is overwhelming and could have a positive effect on policy outcomes. A prerequisite to this, however—at least within the context of New Zealand—will be a fresh debate about the meaning and scope of the term ‘secularism’.

Prophecy Without Contempt: Religious Discourse in the Public Square

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 197-198
Author(s):  
Mark Bratton
Keyword(s):  
Religious Discourse ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Square

Prophecy Without Contempt: Religious Discourse in the Public Square

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 152-153
Author(s):  
Gerrit van Dyk
Keyword(s):  
Religious Discourse ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Square

Prophecy without Contempt: Religious Discourse in the Public Square, written by Cathleen Kaveny

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 512-513
Author(s):  
Kyle David Bennett
Keyword(s):  
Religious Discourse ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Square

Globalization and the Liberal Democratic State

1993 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 261-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Held ◽  
Anthony McGrew
Keyword(s):  
Liberal Democracy ◽  
Regional Integration ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Political Community ◽  
Modern State ◽  
Sovereign Power ◽  
Ethnic Nationalism ◽  
Liberal Democratic ◽  
Democratic State ◽  
Fundamental Challenge

At First Sight it Might Appear Somewhat Curious to be studying the efficacy of the liberal democratic state just at that historic moment when liberal democracy seems to have triumphed on a global scale. Yet within contemporary Europe, the nature of political community and sovereign power have been thrown into question by the resurgence of ethnic nationalism, the intensification of regional integration and global turbulence. Taken together, these forces appear to deliver a fundamental challenge to the democratic ideals which underpin liberal democratic states. This article seeks to evaluate the nature of this challenge. It invites specific consideration of the consequences of these ‘threats from above’ and ‘threats from below’ for the character of the modern state.

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