Democratic faith / Patrick J. Deneen.

Author/creator Deneen, Patrick J., 1964-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoPrinceton, N.J. : Princeton University Press,
Descriptionxvii, 365 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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SeriesNew forum books
Contents Faith in man -- Democratic transformation -- Democracy as trial : toward a critique of democratic faith -- Protagoras unbound : the democratic mythology of Protagoras's "great speech" -- Civil religion and the democratic faith of Rousseau -- American faith : the translation of religious faith to democratic faith -- "A pattern laid up in heaven" : Plato's democratic ideal -- The only permanent state : Tocqueville on religion and democracy -- Hope in America : the chastened faith of Reinhold Niebuhr and Christopher Lasch -- Conclusion : a model of democratic charity .
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [289]-360) and index.
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LCCN 2004058964
ISBN069111871X (acid-free paper : cl.)
ISBN9780691118710 (acid-free paper : cl.)