Terror, Religion and Liberal Thought

Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-0-231-15098-9
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 151 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 395 g

Reihe: Columbia Series on Religion and Politics

Religious violence may trigger feelings of repulsion and indignation, especially in a society that encourages toleration and respect, but rejection contradicts the principles of inclusion that define a democracy and its core moral values. How can we think ethically about religious violence and terrorism, especially in the wake of such atrocities as 9/11?

Known for his skillful interrogation of ethical issues as they pertain to religion, politics, and culture, Richard B. Miller returns to the basic tenets of liberalism to divine an ethical response to religious extremism. He questions how we should think about the claims and aspirations of political religions, especially when they conflict so deeply with liberal norms and practices, and he suggests how liberal critics can speak confidently in ways that respect cultural and religious difference.

Miller explores other concerns within these investigations as well, such as the protection of human rights and a liberal democratic commitment to multicultural politics. In relating religion and ethics, he develops a new lens for viewing political religions and their moral responsibilities. This probing inquiry also forces us to rethink our response to 9/11.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Miller, Richard B.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Theokratische und religiöse Ideologien
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Politik, Religionsfreiheit
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politik & Religion, Religionsfreiheit
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Der Islam und die Moderne (Westliche) Welt
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islamismus, Fundamentalismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments1. The Problem of Religious Violence2. 9/11 and Varieties of Social Criticism3. Rights to Life and Security4. Toleration, Equality, and the Burdens of Judgment5. Respect and Recognition6. Religion, Dialogue, and Human Rights7. Liberal Social Criticism and the Ethics of BeliefAppendix 1: The Right to War and Self-DefenseAppendix 2: Is Attacking the Taliban and al Qaeda Justified?NotesSelect BibliographyIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Richard B. Miller is director for the Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions and professor of religious studies at Indiana University. Focusing on normative issues that cut across religion, politics, and culture, he has written on political and social ethics, religion and public life, theory and method in religious thought and ethics, and biomedical ethics. He is the author of Interpretations of Conflict: Ethics, Pacifism, and the Just-War Tradition, Casuistry and Modern Ethics: A Poetics of Practical Reasoning, and Children, Ethics, and Modern Medicine, along with articles and book chapters on the ethics of killing and war, civic virtue, theological ethics, multiculturalism, and religion and public intellectuals.