Healthy conflict in contemporary American society: from enemy to adversary
US citizens perceive their society to be one of the most diverse and religiously tolerant in the world today. Yet seemingly intractable religious intolerance and moral conflict abound throughout contemporary US public life--from abortion law battles, same-sex marriage, post-9/11 Islamophobia, public...
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Format: | Electronic/Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2018
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In: | Year: 2018 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ 多元文化社会
/ 社会冲突
/ 政治文化
/ 极化
/ 文化认同
/ 冲突
/ 社会情境
/ Mediation
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RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy KBQ North America |
Further subjects: | B
Cultural Pluralism
B Polarization (Social sciences) United States B Cultural Pluralism United States B United States Social conditions 21st century United States B Political Culture B Polarization (Social sciences) B Social Conflict Political aspects United States B Social Conditions B Social Conflict Political aspects B Religion And Politics United States B Religion And Politics B Political Culture United States |
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Summary: | US citizens perceive their society to be one of the most diverse and religiously tolerant in the world today. Yet seemingly intractable religious intolerance and moral conflict abound throughout contemporary US public life--from abortion law battles, same-sex marriage, post-9/11 Islamophobia, public school curriculum controversies, to moral and religious dimensions of the Black Lives Matter and Occupy Wall Street movements, and Tea Party populism. Healthy Conflict in Contemporary American Society' develops an approach to democratic discourse and coalition-building across deep moral and religious divisions. Drawing on conflict transformation in peace studies, recent American pragmatist thought, and models of agonistic democracy, Jason Springs argues that, in circumstances riven with conflict between strong religious identities and deep moral and political commitments, productive engagement may depend on thinking creatively about how to constructively utilize conflict and intolerance. The result is an approach oriented by the recognition of conflict as a constituent and life-giving feature of social and political relationships |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 1108424422 |
Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781108334945 |