Religion, federalism, and the struggle for public life :
[Book]
cases from Germany, India, and America /
William Johnson Everett.
New York :
Oxford University Press,
1997.
xiv, 206 p. ;
24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-196) and index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Author William Everett examines the role of religious traditions in the development of modern federal republicanism, seeking answers to such questions as: How have patterns of religious organization shaped federal republican orders? How do different cultures weave together these political and religious threads into a living fabric that fits their own cultural heritage? How are Western religious traditions of covenant and conciliarism relevant for understanding religion and constitutional developments in non-Western cultures?
The author argues that a better comparative grasp of these dynamics is essential to our understanding of the establishment, sustenance, and development of federal republican governance. He presents, as a first step toward this goal, a detailed and comparative study of these patterns in India, Germany, and the United States.
Federal government-- Religious aspects, Case studies.
Religion and state-- Germany-- History-- 20th century.
Religion and state-- India-- History-- 20th century.