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Masmoudi, Laith Kubba, Ladan Boroumand, Roya Boroumand.

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A rich feast of the topic. -- Majid Tehranian Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies 2007

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I: A Conceptual Framework
Chapter 1. Religion, Democracy, and the "Twin Tolerations"
Part II: Eastern Religions
Chapter 2. The Ironies of Confucianism
Chapter 3. Confucianism and Democracy
Chapter 4. Hinduism and Self-Rule
Chapter 5. Buddhism, Asian Values, and Democracy
Chapter 6. Burma's Quest for Democracy
Part III: Judaism and Christianity
Chapter 7. Judaism and Political Life
Chapter 8. The Catholic Wave
Chapter 9. The Pioneering Protestants
Chapter 10. The Ambivalent Orthodox
Chapter 11. Christianity: The Global Picture
Part IV: Islam
Chapter 12. Muslims and Democracy
Chapter 13. A Historical Overview
Chapter 14. Two Visions of Reformation
Chapter 15. The Challenge of Secularization
Chapter 16. The Sources of Enlightened Muslim Thought
Chapter 17. The Elusive Reformation
Chapter 18. The Silent Majority
Chapter 19. Faith and Modernity
Chapter 20. Terror, Islam, and Democracy
Epilogue: Does Democracy Need Religion
Index

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      Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
      Published 27 April 2005
      ISBN-13 9780801880797
      978-0801880797
      ISBN-10 0801880793
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      Democracy Comparative religion

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Masmoudi, Laith Kubba, Ladan Boroumand, Roya Boroumand.

      Trade Review
      A rich feast of the topic. -- Majid Tehranian Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies 2007

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgements
      Introduction
      Part I: A Conceptual Framework
      Chapter 1. Religion, Democracy, and the "Twin Tolerations"
      Part II: Eastern Religions
      Chapter 2. The Ironies of Confucianism
      Chapter 3. Confucianism and Democracy
      Chapter 4. Hinduism and Self-Rule
      Chapter 5. Buddhism, Asian Values, and Democracy
      Chapter 6. Burma's Quest for Democracy
      Part III: Judaism and Christianity
      Chapter 7. Judaism and Political Life
      Chapter 8. The Catholic Wave
      Chapter 9. The Pioneering Protestants
      Chapter 10. The Ambivalent Orthodox
      Chapter 11. Christianity: The Global Picture
      Part IV: Islam
      Chapter 12. Muslims and Democracy
      Chapter 13. A Historical Overview
      Chapter 14. Two Visions of Reformation
      Chapter 15. The Challenge of Secularization
      Chapter 16. The Sources of Enlightened Muslim Thought
      Chapter 17. The Elusive Reformation
      Chapter 18. The Silent Majority
      Chapter 19. Faith and Modernity
      Chapter 20. Terror, Islam, and Democracy
      Epilogue: Does Democracy Need Religion
      Index

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