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Book SynopsisReconsiders the political, cultural, and legal nature of modernity in relation to religion. This title argues that the work of Jean-Jacques Rousseau was instrumental in the evolution of modernity. In Rousseau, it pinpoints the origins of contemporary notions of the public and private and their relationship to religion.
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Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Religion, Democracy, and Modernity: The Case for Progressive Spiritual Democracy Preparing for the Journey: An Introduction 1 From the Garden to the City: The Tragic Passage 1. Nature's Garden 2. Revisiting the Garden's Solitaires 3. From the Garden to the Blessed Country: The Precarious Passage 4. The Rush to Slavery 5. The City: Life in the Ousted Condition 6. Overcoming Moral Evil: Rousseau at the Crossroads 2 Paths to Redemption 7. Reforming the City: The Extreme Public Path 8. Evading the City: The Private Path 9. The Mountain Village: The Path to Family, Work, Community, and Love 10. Reconciling Citizen and Solitaire: Religious Dimensions of the Middle Way 11. Residual Conflict: Democracy and Ineluctable Friction Conclusion A Way Forward: Rousseau and Twenty-First-Century Democracy Notes Works Cited Index
