Taming The Gods  -  Ian Buruma

Religion and Democracy on Three Continents

KORTE INHOUD

Why religion must be separated from politics if democracy is to thrive around the world For eight years the president of the United States was a born-again Christian, backed by well-organized evangelicals who often seemed intent on erasing the church-state divide. In Europe, the increasing number of radicalized Muslims is creating widespread fear that Islam is undermining Western-style liberal democracy. And even in polytheistic Asia, the development of democracy has been hindered in some countries, particu...
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2010 Uitgever: Princeton University Press 132 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0691134898 ISBN-13: 9780691134895