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2009 CALL
FOR PAPERS
CHRISTIANITY &
DEMOCRACY:
JACQUES
MARITAIN IN PERSPECTIVE
In an era Richard John Neuhaus designates
as The Naked Public Square, where some perceive Christian symbols as
violating the separation between church and state, it is timely to recall
Jacques Maritain's thesis of the compatibility between Christianity and
democracy, and explore his notion of Christianity as a necessary moral and
spiritual underpinning of liberal democracy. Maritain's Thomistic synthesis of
liberty and tradition focuses on the transcendent dignity of the human person,
universal human rights, the slow building of institutions of liberty, reform,
and gradual progress. Maritain's Christian humanism and personalism thus span
two poles–liberal and conservative–rooted in the natural law and natural rights
traditions. Maritain was optimistic concerning democratic prospects for humanity
provided that a society's cultural habits were grounded in a theistic conception
of human personhood, consociality, the moral "ought," and spiritual growth. He
was impressed particularly by the American experiment and hopeful for the U.N.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights which he helped draft. The question
arises: Can Maritain's integral humanism bridge the gap between liberal and
conservative, secular and faith-based visions of the good life, individual
fulfillment, and a more perfect commonwealth in the twenty-first century? In
brief, does liberal democracy require a transcendent moral-spiritual vision?
Present a Paper at ICSA VII.
World Congress
(30 Oct.-2 Nov. 2008):
ICSA VII (click). Join us
in celebrating the 25th founding anniversary of the International Christian
Studies Association and the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, the
co-sponsored Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, and the book that
inspired all.
Manuscript Deadline:
January 1, 2009. Send
3 both-sided copies of: 15-25 page mss., each with a 150-word Abstract, typed, double-spaced, in-text
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return/SASE) to: Dr. O. Gruenwald, JIS Editor, IIR, 1065 Pine Bluff Dr., Pasadena,
CA 91107, USA. Early mss.
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