Religious violence may trigger feelings of repulsion and indignation, especially in a society that encourages toleration and respect, but rejection contradicts the principles of inclusion that define a democracy and its core moral values. How can we think ethically about religious violence and terrorism, especially in the wake of such atrocities as 9/11?
Known for his skillful interrogation of ethical issues as they pertain to religion, politics, and culture, Richard B. Miller returns to the basic tenets of liberalism to divine an ethical response to religious extremism. He questions how we should think about the claims and aspirations of political religions, especially when they conflict so deeply with liberal norms and practices, and he suggests how liberal critics can speak confidently in ways that respect cultural and religious difference.
Miller explores other concerns within these investigations as well, such as the protection of human rights and a liberal democratic commitment to multicultural politics. In relating religion and ethics, he develops a new lens for viewing political religions and their moral responsibilities. This probing inquiry also forces us to rethink our response to 9/11.
- CONTENTS
- ACkNOWLEDGMENTS
- 1. THE PROBLEM Of RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE
- FROM INCOMPREHENSION TO INDIGNATION
- SETTING THE STAGE
- BETWEEN APOLOGETICS AND ETHNOCENTRISM
- 2. 9/11 AND VARIETIES Of SOCIAL CRITICISM
- HISTORICAL ARGUMENTS
- ECONOMIC ARGUMENTS
- THE RELATIVIST ARGUMENT
- THE INTERNALIST CRITIQUE
- 3. RIGHTS TO LIFE AND SECURITY
- TRANSPARENT WRONGFULNESS
- RESPECT FOR DIGNITY AND MORAL SUBJECTIVITY
- MORAL AGENCY AND THE LOGICAL ENTAILMENT Of RIGHTS
- 4. TOLERATION, EQUALITY, AND THE BURDENS OF JUDGMENT
- REASONS FOR TOLRATION
- SUBMISSION AND RESPECT
- IMPLICATIONS OF TOLERATION FOR OTHERS
- 5. RESPECT AND RECOGNITION
- RECOGNITION RESPECT AND APPRAISAL RESPECT
- HERMENEUTICAL CRITICISM AND THE POLITICS OF DIFFERENCE
- ON BENEFIT-OF-THE-DOUBT RESPECT
- 6. RELIGION, DIALOGUE, AND HUMAN RIGHTS
- ISLAMIZING HUMAN RIGHTS
- Fitra AS GROUNDS FOR RESPECT
- SPECIAL AND GENERAL DIVINE COMMAND MORALITY
- 7. LIBERAL SOCIAL CRITICISM AND THE ETHICS Of BELIEF
- ON THE PRIORITY OF RELIGION TO ETHICS
- ON THICK AND THIN MORALITY
- ON PROXIMITY AND DISTANCE
- APPENDIX 1: THE RIGHT TO WAR AND SELF-DEFENSE
- COLLECTIVE DEFENSE:REDUCTIVE AND ANALOGICAL STRATEGIES
- THE RIGHT Of NATIONAL SECURITY
- APPENDIX 2: IS ATTACKING THE TALIBAN AND AL QAEDA JUSTIFIED?
- JUST-WAR DOCTRINE
- ON ATTACKING AFGHANISTAN
- NOTES
- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
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