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Jul 1, 2016 · Our study hopes to contribute to this debate by suggesting that relations between the state and religion, and the actors that contest them, are the central path through which religion impacts moments of potential democratisation. This requires a shift toward social and institutional analysis.
- Jocelyne Cesari
- 2016
“ Religion and the Rise of Capitalism takes longstanding debates over religion and capitalism in a surprising new direction. Benjamin Friedman makes his case with the erudition and particularity of a leading academic economist.
Feb 19, 2018 · Capitalism as Religion. A proposal doing the rounds of late suggests that capitalism has replaced traditional religion as the faith of many people around the globe. The emphases and sources vary – ranging from Walter Benjamin’s fragment from 1921 called ‘Capitalism as Religion’ to Buddhist criticisms – but the outline is largely similar.
Jul 10, 2021 · Global capitalism seems to be placing democracy, especially liberal democracy, under considerable stress. Support for populism has surged, especially for extreme right parties with populist and authoritarian programs.
Jul 1, 2020 · The broad topic of religion and democracy extends not just to standards for governmental policy in relation to religion but also to normative standards appropriate for religious institutions that aspire to a kind of constructive citizenship in a democratic society.
- Robert Audi
- 2020
Jul 1, 2016 · In this editorial, Jocelyne Cesari introduces a series of papers that seek to contribute to the growing literature on the role of religion in democratization, specifically focusing on interactions between the state and religion.
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Based on Max Weber’s famous study on the emergence of capitalism from the spirit of puritan ethics, the religious socialism of Paul Tillich and conscious capitalism are reconstructed as ways of dealing with the destructive tendencies of modern economics.