Faith and Globalization

Role of Faiths In Pluralistic Democracies

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The relationship of faith traditions, each with competing truth claims and notions of the good, to democracy, which seems to presuppose some notion of pluralism, is a vexed one. Explore the tensions and possibilities between faith participation in such pluralistic democracies. New content from the 2009 Faith & Globalization course will be added in the coming weeks.

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Nicholas Wolterstorff

Nicholas Wolterstorff, Professor Emeritus of Yale Divinity School, discusses faith and liberal democracy, exploring the grounds of a common basis for political engagement in pluralistic, democratic contexts.

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Faith and globalization touch on complex topics with multiple perspectives. We note one such point of view here. For additional resources, please visit our list of Other Resources.

Politics and Salt
John E. Hare
This article is reprinted from Yale Divinity School's Reflections, Fall 2007 edition. Madeleine Albright came to Yale Divinity School and spoke on the topic "The Mighty and the Almighty: United States Foreign Policy and God." John E. Hare focuses on one part of what she said. She quoted from Vice President Cheney’s Christmas greeting card, which bore the inscription, "If a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid?"

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