Ben Hertzberg: Political Theory Workshop – February 25, 2016

Nora Hanagan/ March 10, 2016/ Political Theory Workshop

On February 25, Benjamin Hertzberg discussed his book chapter, “Religion and Political Liberal Stability.” Professor Hertzberg received his PhD in political science from Duke University. He is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor at Emory University. His articles about religion and politics have been published in numerous journals, including Polity and Political Theory. ABSTRACT: Recent scholarship emphasizes the role concerns about a certain conception of political stability played in the development of John Rawls’s political liberalism. Paul Weithman shows Rawls to

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Luke Bretherton: Political Theory Workshop – January 28, 2016

Nora Hanagan/ January 23, 2016/ Political Theory Workshop

On January 28, Luke Bretherton will be discussing his new book, Resurrecting Democracy: Faith, Citizenship and the Politics of a Common Life (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014), focusing particularly on Chapter Seven, “Sovereignty and Consociational Democracy.”  The book provides a case study of the Industrial Areas Affiliate London Citizens in order to examine the legacy of Saul Alinky and the ways in which faith-based community organizing can help citizens re-imagine democracy in an increasingly global world. Bretherton is a Professor

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