{"product_id":"faith-nationalism-and-the-future-of-liberal-democracy-paperback","title":"Faith, Nationalism, and the Future of Liberal Democracy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid M. Elcott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eC. Colt Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTobias Cremer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFaith, Nationalism, and the Future of Liberal Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e highlights the use of religious identity to fuel the rise of illiberal, nationalist, and populist democracy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFaith, Nationalism, and the Future of Liberal Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e, David Elcott, C. Colt Anderson, Tobias Cremer, and Volker Haarmann present a pragmatic and modernist exploration of how religion engages in the public square. Elcott and his co-authors are concerned about the ways religious identity is being used to foster the exclusion of individuals and communities from citizenship, political representation, and a role in determining public policy. They examine the ways religious identity is weaponized to fuel populist revolts against a political, social, and economic order that values democracy in a global and strikingly diverse world. Included is a history and political analysis of religion, politics, and policies in Europe and the United States that foster this illiberal rebellion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors explore what constitutes a constructive religious voice in the political arena, even in nurturing patriotism and democracy, and what undermines and threatens liberal democracies. To lay the groundwork for a religious response, the book offers chapters showing how Catholicism, Protestantism, and Judaism can nourish liberal democracy. The authors encourage people of faith to promote foundational support for the institutions and values of the democratic enterprise from within their own religious traditions and to stand against the hostility and cruelty that historically have resulted when religious zealotry and state power combine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFaith, Nationalism, and the Future of Liberal Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e is intended for readers who value democracy and are concerned about growing threats to it, and especially for people of faith and religious leaders, as well as for scholars of political science, religion, and democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid M. Elcott is a professor at SUNY and the Hudson Link and works with Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison to teach college level classes to incarcerated individuals at Green Haven Correctional Facility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eC. Colt Anderson is professor of Christian spirituality and the former dean of the Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education at Fordham University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTobias Cremer is a member of the European Parliament.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolker Haarmann is the chair of the Department of Theology of the Protestant Church in the Rhineland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51775180013856,"sku":"9780268200619","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3de91d3674d7099f11904de73b13775d.webp?v=1780459095","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/faith-nationalism-and-the-future-of-liberal-democracy-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}