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Politics and eschatology:

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TLpq856592925

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انگلیسی

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Politics and eschatology:

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[Thesis]

First Statement of Responsibility

Roberto V. Loureiro

Title Proper by Another Author

Christian, Muslim and liberal traditions and their visions of humankind's future

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

C. J. Nederman

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Texas A&M University

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2010

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226-n/a

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Ph.D.

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Texas A&M University

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2010

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Within the context of contemporary politics, Christian, Muslim and Liberal traditions have been, in many instances, at odds with each other regarding how humankind's social political future should be ordered. Such a conflicting condition has been aggravated by the global circulation of democratic ideals, which has significantly disseminated Western liberal values and made those ideals an almost universal desirable social commodity. In support of this argument, one can observe the unprecedented and controversial assumption that liberal democracy has become the ultimate form of political governance. It is in the context of these end-times liberal aspirations, whether self desired or imposed through external pressure, that some competing and conflicting elements are introduced into the political landscape of Christian and Muslim groups. By presenting itself as the universal and final solution for humanity's future, liberalism appears to create uneasiness among religious people who, indeed, see its secular and religious-privatizing tendencies as a secular eschatological competitor. Despite this perceived end-times conflict, there may be hope for a constructive dialogue among these groups.

Christianity

Islam

Liberalism

Muslims

Philosophy, religion and theology

Social sciences

C. J. Nederman

Roberto V. Loureiro

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