{"product_id":"public-vision-private-lives-rousseau-religion-and-twentyfirstcentury-democracy-rousseau-religion-and-21stcentury-democracy-9780231139694","title":"Public Vision Private Lives  Rousseau Religion","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReconsiders 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Recommended.\" - Choice Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface 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","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400226218327,"sku":"9780231139694","price":42.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231139694.jpg?v=1730470118","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/public-vision-private-lives-rousseau-religion-and-twentyfirstcentury-democracy-rousseau-religion-and-21stcentury-democracy-9780231139694","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}