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Christianity, Islam, and Liberal Democracy - Lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa (Hardcover)
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Christianity, Islam, and Liberal Democracy - Lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa (Hardcover)
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Drawing from research conducted in Nigeria, Senegal, and Uganda,
Christianity, Islam, and Liberal Democracy offers a deeper
understanding on how Christian and Islamic faith communities affect
the political attitudes of those who belong to them and, in turn,
prospects for liberal democracy. While many analysts have thought
that religious diversity in developing countries is most often an
obstacle to liberal democracy that creates political instability,
the book concludes just the opposite. Robert A. Dowd draws on
narrative accounts, in-depth interviews, and large-scale surveys to
show that Christian and Islamic religious communities are more
likely to support liberal democracy in religiously diverse and
integrated settings than in religiously homogeneous or segregated
settings. Religious diversity, in other words, is good for liberal
democracy. In religiously diverse environments, religious leaders
tend to be more encouraging of civic engagement, democracy, and
religious liberty. The evidence, Dowd argues, should prompt
policymakers interested in cultivating religiously-inspired support
for liberal democracy to aid in the formation of religiously
diverse neighborhoods, cities, and political organizations.
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