Religion after Deliberative Democracy

<p><em>Religion after Deliberative Democracy</em> responds to gaps exposed by the case of religion in deliberative democratic theory.</p><p>Religion's persistent visibility in political life has called for new solutions for healing deeply divided societies. In response the author begins with Jeffrey Stout’s pragmatist vision of democracy before providing a series of supplements in subsequent chapters. Past legacies are refigured in a rapprochement with Jürgen Habermas’s work which is differentiated from the distinctive relevance of Hannah Arendt’s <i>Vita Activa</i>. New developments in comparative political theology are complemented by recent systems theory approaches to institutional interactions. Peaceful protest movements are reframed in light of the trust-building capacities of minipublics. The result is reason for renewed confidence in democratic practices attuned to fostering political plurality and capable of responding to persistent religious partisanship.</p><p>This book fills a crucial space in the literature on religion and democracy and will be of interest to students and scholars of philosophy of religion theology pragmatism and political theory.</p>