Faithful to Secularism: The Religious Politics of Democracy in Ireland, Senegal, and the Philippines

by David T. Buckley

Religion and democracy can make tense bedfellows. Secular elites may view religious movements as conflict-prone and incapable of compromise, while religious actors may fear that anticlericalism will drive religion from public life. Yet such tensions are not inevitable: from Asia to Latin America, religious actors coexist with, and even help to preserve, democracy.

In Faithful to Secularism, David T. Buckley argues that political institutions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231180063
• ISBN13: 9780231180061
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher