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Democracy and the politics of the Word: Stout and Hauerwas on democracy and scripture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 May 2006

C. C. Pecknold
C. C. Pecknold
Affiliation:
Faculty of Divinity, Cambridge University, Cambridge CB3 9BS, UKccp21@hermes.cam.ac.uk
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Abstract

This article review considers the recent book by Jeffrey Stout, Democracy and Tradition, as a response to the work of Stanley Hauerwas and other Christian ‘new traditionalists’. The essay presents a brief overview of the book in order to ask questions of both Stout and Hauerwas. The author considers how ‘new traditionalists’ might respond to Stout with a theological concern for ‘participation’ in God's triune life as a model for citizenship, recommending that the scriptures play a more central role in public, democratic discourse.

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Article Review
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Scottish Journal of Theology , Volume 59 , Issue 2 , May 2006 , pp. 198 - 209
Copyright
© Scottish Journal of Theology Ltd 2006

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