Tocqueville, democracy, and religion : checks and balances for democratic souls /

The relationship between democracy and religion is as important today as it was in Alexis de Tocqueville's time. This is a ground-breaking study of the views of the greatest theorist of democracy on one of today's most crucial problems. A well-known Tocqueville scholar, Kahan shows how Toc...

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Main Author:	Kahan, Alan S. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Tocqueville, Alexis de, > 1805-1859. Tocqueville, Alexis de, > 1805-1859 Religion and politics. Democracy > Religious aspects. Religion et politique. Europe. 19th Century. United States. Americas (North. Ethics & Moral Philosophy. PHILOSOPHY. History & Theory. POLITICAL SCIENCE. History. RELIGION. Democracy > Religious aspects Religion and politics Electronic books.
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Summary:	The relationship between democracy and religion is as important today as it was in Alexis de Tocqueville's time. This is a ground-breaking study of the views of the greatest theorist of democracy on one of today's most crucial problems. A well-known Tocqueville scholar, Kahan shows how Tocqueville's analysis of religion is simultaneously deeply rooted in his analysis of nineteenth-century France and America and pertinent today.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780191761256 0191761257