The Resource Democratic faith, Patrick J. Deneen
Democratic faith, Patrick J. Deneen
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- "The American political reformer Herbert Croly wrote, "For better or worse, democracy cannot be disentangled from an aspiration toward human perfectibility." Democratic Faith is at once a trenchant analysis and a powerful critique of this underlying assumption that informs democratic theory. Patrick Deneen argues that among democracy's most ardent supporters there is an oft-expressed belief in the need to "transform" human beings in order to reconcile the sometimes disappointing reality of human self-interest with the democratic ideal of selfless commitment
- This "transformative impulse" is frequently couched in religious language, such as the need for political "redemption." This is all the more striking given the frequent accompanying condemnation of traditional religious belief that informs the "democratic faith."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvii, 365 pages
- Contents
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- Faith in man
- Democratic transformation
- Democracy as trial : toward a critique of democratic faith
- Protagoras unbound : the democratic mythology of Protagoras's "great speech"
- Civil religion and the democratic faith of Rousseau
- American faith : the translation of religious faith to democratic faith
- "A pattern laid up in heaven" : Plato's democratic ideal
- The only permanent state : Tocqueville on religion and democracy
- Hope in America : the chastened faith of Reinhold Niebuhr and Christopher Lasch
- Conclusion : a model of democratic charity
- Isbn
- 9780691118710
- Label
- Democratic faith
- Title
- Democratic faith
- Statement of responsibility
- Patrick J. Deneen
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- "The American political reformer Herbert Croly wrote, "For better or worse, democracy cannot be disentangled from an aspiration toward human perfectibility." Democratic Faith is at once a trenchant analysis and a powerful critique of this underlying assumption that informs democratic theory. Patrick Deneen argues that among democracy's most ardent supporters there is an oft-expressed belief in the need to "transform" human beings in order to reconcile the sometimes disappointing reality of human self-interest with the democratic ideal of selfless commitment
- This "transformative impulse" is frequently couched in religious language, such as the need for political "redemption." This is all the more striking given the frequent accompanying condemnation of traditional religious belief that informs the "democratic faith."--BOOK JACKET
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1964-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Deneen, Patrick J.
- Dewey number
- 321.8/01
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- JC423
- LC item number
- .D382 2005
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- New forum books
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Democracy
- Democracy
- Democracy
- Label
- Democratic faith, Patrick J. Deneen
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [289]-360) and index
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- volume
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- Contents
- Faith in man -- Democratic transformation -- Democracy as trial : toward a critique of democratic faith -- Protagoras unbound : the democratic mythology of Protagoras's "great speech" -- Civil religion and the democratic faith of Rousseau -- American faith : the translation of religious faith to democratic faith -- "A pattern laid up in heaven" : Plato's democratic ideal -- The only permanent state : Tocqueville on religion and democracy -- Hope in America : the chastened faith of Reinhold Niebuhr and Christopher Lasch -- Conclusion : a model of democratic charity
- Control code
- 56632141
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xvii, 365 pages
- Isbn
- 9780691118710
- Isbn Type
- (acid-free paper : cl.)
- Lccn
- 2004058964
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- Democratic faith, Patrick J. Deneen
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [289]-360) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Faith in man -- Democratic transformation -- Democracy as trial : toward a critique of democratic faith -- Protagoras unbound : the democratic mythology of Protagoras's "great speech" -- Civil religion and the democratic faith of Rousseau -- American faith : the translation of religious faith to democratic faith -- "A pattern laid up in heaven" : Plato's democratic ideal -- The only permanent state : Tocqueville on religion and democracy -- Hope in America : the chastened faith of Reinhold Niebuhr and Christopher Lasch -- Conclusion : a model of democratic charity
- Control code
- 56632141
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xvii, 365 pages
- Isbn
- 9780691118710
- Isbn Type
- (acid-free paper : cl.)
- Lccn
- 2004058964
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
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