Beyond the Separation of Church and State

Scherer, Matthew

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“…51 Scherer states that "Rawls expresses a faith in reason as the transcendent power that secures constitutional orders and, along with them, the possibility of human dignity and social justice." 52 Rawls's inuence is vast, and his works have created "a sense of wonder" through a "capacity to claim and hold one's interest"; in other words, it has a "miraculous capacity to fascinate, to incite wonder, and to effect conversion." 53 Rawls persuades using "nuanced rhetorical appeals to .…”

Section: Liberalism's Religious Charactermentioning

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Reconciling John Milbank and Religious Freedom: “Liberalism” Through Love

Deagon

2019

J. law relig.

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John Milbank's critique of the secular as a violent distortion of Christian theology is well established. Less clear is how Milbank's framework might bear upon secular liberalism as it specifically relates to liberal ideas of religious freedom and public or secular reasons in political contexts. This is especially worthy of investigation since “religious freedom” is part of the liberal framework Milbank so stridently critiques. This article attempts to reconcile Milbank's theological critique of secular liberalism with the idea of religious freedom by applying Milbank's theology and the law of love to liberal notions of public discourse for the purpose of redeeming and transforming that discourse. This redeemed “liberalism” provides a framework for persuasion to the Good by recognizing that all public positions (including secularism) are ultimately faith positions, and advocates a discourse governed by the law of love to produce genuine religious freedom that paradoxically transcends and fulfils the liberal ideals that secular liberalism proclaims but can never attain.

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Section: Liberalism's Religious Charactermentioning

confidence: 99%

Reconciling John Milbank and Religious Freedom: “Liberalism” Through Love

Deagon

2019

J. law relig.

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Beyond the Separation of Church and State

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Reconciling John Milbank and Religious Freedom: “Liberalism” Through Love

Reconciling John Milbank and Religious Freedom: “Liberalism” Through Love

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