Faith in Democracy
Author | : Jonathan Chaplin |
Publisher | : SCM Press |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 2021-04-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780334060253 |
ISBN-13 | : 0334060257 |
Rating | : 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: What is the place of faith in public life in the UK? Beyond ‘secularism’ that seeks to relegate faith to the margins of public life, and a ‘Christian nation’ position that seeks to retain, or even regain, Christian public privilege, there is a third way. Faith in Democracy: Framing a Politics of Deep Diversity calls for an approach that maximises public space for the expression of faith-based visions within democratic fora while repudiating all traces of religious privilege. It argues for a truly conversational space, reflecting theologically on the contested concepts at the heart of the current debate about the place of faith in British public life: democracy, secularism, pluralism and public faith.