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Commonly perceived as a direct threat to the practice of liberal democracy, the global reemergence of theocratic claims to political rule is a misunderstood development of twenty-first-century politics. Analyzing the relationship between religion and politics throughout the Middle East, Africa, and the United States, as well as classical and medieval political philosophical sources, Challenging Theocracy critiques the contemporary formation of theocracy.
Providing an account of the origins and influence of theocracy, the chapters in this volume explore ancient texts that articulate the theocratic political ideas that continue to bubble under the surface of political life today. In an effort to consider how regimes extend beyond their immediate institutional and legal forms and find their foundation in timeless ideas, the contributors examine ancient and modern political thought to better understand their persistent power and impact on global politics.
Contents
Part One: Theocracy in Ancient Political Thought and Practice
Theocracy as Temptation: Empire and Mindfulness
Fred Dallmayr
The Confrontation between Classical Political Philosophy and the Gods of the City
Mark Lutz
Between Rationalism and Theocracy: Plato, the Mysteries, and F.W.J. Schelling's Analysis of the Modern State
Steven McGuire
The Place of Religion in Politics: On Analogous Gods and the Piety of the Unspoken
Toivo Koivukoski
The Aristotelian Roots of Religious Governance Approaches
Jeremy Neill
Part Two: Theocracy and Modern State Politics
The Non-Theocratic Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI)
Houchang Hassan-Yari
Islamism in North Africa: From Cairo to Tunis
Jeffry Halverson
Theocratic Arguments in Judaism
Alan Mittleman
Saving Miracles: Political Theology and Theocracy in the Schmitt-Benjamin Encounter Hermínio
Meireles Teixeira
Part Three: Responding to the Challenges of Theocracy
Theocracy's Challenge
Peter Simpson
The Impossibility of Theocracy: The Weakness of the Gods
Yvonne Sherwood
Understanding Our Adversaries: Ancient vs. Modern Political Thought
James Franke and Laurie Johnson
Religion, Tolerance and American Theocratic Politics: Lessons for the Contemporary Era
Scott Hibbard
Shaftesbury's Characteristics and the Problem of Priestcraft
Ronald Beiner
