Religion in Public: Passages From Hegel's Philosophy of Right
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Authors
Zuidervaart, Lambert
Issue Date
2010
Type
Article
Language
en
Keywords
Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, 1770-1831 , Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, 1770-1831. Philosophy of Right , Rorty, Richard , Religion and culture , Civil society , Habermas, Jürgen , Justice , Public sphere , Truth
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Abstract
This article argues that religion is a public matter. The discussion proceeds in two stages. First I give a normative account of religion, the state, and their dialectical relationship. After proposing a new account of "religious truth," I suggest that religion has both critical and utopian roles toward the state. Then the essay examines the political and economic roles of religion in civil society, where religion both incubates civil-societal organizations and disturbs civil-societal patterns. I conclude that religious truth, properly understood, is not incompatible with democratic communication. Contra Richard Rorty, religion is not a "conversation-stopper."
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Citation
Zuidervaart, Lambert. "Religion in Public: Passages From Hegel's Philosophy of Right." University of Toronto Journal for Jewish Thought, 1 (2010): 1-16
Publisher
University of Toronto
Journal
University of Toronto Journal for Jewish Thought