عنوان

The Rule of Law, Religious Authority, and Oaths of Office

شماره

LA116128

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

The Rule of Law, Religious Authority, and Oaths of Office

نام عام مواد

[Article]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Nicholas Aroney

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill | Nijhoff

متن يادداشت

The rule of law requires political office holders to exercise their powers in accordance with the law. Most societies, however, rely not only on the moral obligation to obey the law but also require office holders to take a religious oath or solemn affirmation. The divine witness to the oath of office stands in as a guarantor of the political order but also looms above it. As such, the oath represents a paradox. It guarantees the performance of official duties while also subjecting them to external judgement. The oath thus encompasses the large question of the relationship between religious conviction, personal fidelity, moral principle, and political power. It suggests that law and religion are as much intertwined as separated in today's politics. By tracing the oath of office as a sacrament of power, much light can be shed on the relationship between law and religion in today's liberal-democratic politics. The rule of law requires political office holders to exercise their powers in accordance with the law. Most societies, however, rely not only on the moral obligation to obey the law but also require office holders to take a religious oath or solemn affirmation. The divine witness to the oath of office stands in as a guarantor of the political order but also looms above it. As such, the oath represents a paradox. It guarantees the performance of official duties while also subjecting them to external judgement. The oath thus encompasses the large question of the relationship between religious conviction, personal fidelity, moral principle, and political power. It suggests that law and religion are as much intertwined as separated in today's politics. By tracing the oath of office as a sacrament of power, much light can be shed on the relationship between law and religion in today's liberal-democratic politics.

تاريخ نشر

2018

توصيف ظاهري

195-212

عنوان

Journal of Law, Religion and State

شماره جلد

6/2-3

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

2212-4810

اصطلاح موضوعی

faith

اصطلاح موضوعی

History of Religion

اصطلاح موضوعی

Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

اصطلاح موضوعی

law

اصطلاح موضوعی

oath

اصطلاح موضوعی

office

اصطلاح موضوعی

power

اصطلاح موضوعی

religion

اصطلاح موضوعی

Religious Studies

اصطلاح موضوعی

secular

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Nicholas Aroney

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/22124810-00602003

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y