The Politics of Religion and the Religion of Politics: Looking at IsraelLexington Books, 2000 - 161 pages Prominent political theorist Ira Sharkansky looks at the intersection of religion and politics, using the case of Israel-where a chief rabbi officiates along with a prime minister-to examine how the two inform each other. Focusing more on similarities than differences, Sharkansky demonstrates that both religion and politics can justify their position on the moral high ground. Both are involved in shaping our values and standard of living; however, neither religion nor politics can claim a monopoly of virtue: Political demagogues have their religious equivalents in self-serving prophets and false messiahs, and politicians and religious leaders both may violate the morality that they preach. Sharkansky examines the place of intellectual certainty, doubt, charisma, and passion in both realms. He argues that Israel, among other Western democracies where politics and religion intersect, supports a successful fusion of the two. |
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... western democracies . Religious leaders urge political behaviors on their followers , and politicians deal with issues that have religious relevance . Both religion and politics employ doctrines and organization in order to advance ...
... western democracies . Religious leaders urge political behaviors on their followers , and politicians deal with issues that have religious relevance . Both religion and politics employ doctrines and organization in order to advance ...
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... western democracies . - Both religion and politics promise a lot for the near or distant future . For many they deliver continued expectations that the promises will be fulfilled . For others they reinforce cynicism that it is all a ...
... western democracies . - Both religion and politics promise a lot for the near or distant future . For many they deliver continued expectations that the promises will be fulfilled . For others they reinforce cynicism that it is all a ...
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... western democracies , religious issues are likely to be the subject of political dispute . However , the demands of religious activists of different perspective come up against one another and against those who are secular or anti ...
... western democracies , religious issues are likely to be the subject of political dispute . However , the demands of religious activists of different perspective come up against one another and against those who are secular or anti ...
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... Western democracies , the most prominent religious and political leaders seem to have learned these lessons . Despite occasional bursts of intensity , we enjoy a moder- ate and tolerable mixture of religion and politics . Some of this ...
... Western democracies , the most prominent religious and political leaders seem to have learned these lessons . Despite occasional bursts of intensity , we enjoy a moder- ate and tolerable mixture of religion and politics . Some of this ...
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Table des matières
Religion and Politics Cannot Be Separated in the Holy Land or Elsewhere | xiii |
Studying Religion and Its Relevance for Politics | 19 |
Where Judaism Prevails | 31 |
The Religious and Political Significance of the Promised Land | 51 |
Conditions That Produced a Messiah or Yet Another Jewish View of Jesus Christ | 67 |
Modern Jewish Wars between Old and New Religious Movements UltraOrthodox and the Orthodox versus the Conservative and Reform | 79 |
Representing Judaism in Israel Religious Political Parties | 101 |
Ambiguities in Religion Resemble Those in Politics One That Makes Promises for the World to Come and Another That Makes Promises for the Gov... | 115 |
If Conditions Resemble Those That Produced a Messiah Why Are Religion and Politics Relatively Moderate? | 127 |
Notes | 135 |
Bibliography | 151 |
Index | 155 |
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