{"product_id":"can-religion-save-democracy-how-more-faith-not-less-can-heal-our-public-life-hardcover","title":"Can Religion Save Democracy?: How More Faith--Not Less--Can Heal Our Public Life - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Kaemingk\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eShadi Hamid\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat Secularism Got Wrong--and How Religion Can Help Set Things Right\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is original and profound.\"--David Brooks, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Keep religion and politics separate!\" For decades, scholars and public intellectuals assumed that less religion would lead to a more peaceful and unified form of politics. The evidence suggests otherwise. As religion has receded from public life, our politics have grown more polarized, anxious, and unstable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCan Religion Save Democracy?\u003c\/i\u003e, two friends and colleagues--a Christian theologian and a Muslim political scientist--make a bold case: If American democracy is going to survive, it will require \u003ci\u003emore\u003c\/i\u003e religion, not less. Drawing on wisdom from their respective religious traditions, they explore\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e● why secularism has only deepened our divides, \u003cbr\u003e● what ancient insights from Christianity and Islam can strengthen our common life, \u003cbr\u003e● how spiritual practices contribute critical virtues to democratic life, and\u003cbr\u003e● how citizens can navigate a new world of deep polarization and mistrust.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is not a call for theocracy or religious authoritarianism. It's a hopeful, clear-eyed vision showing how religious faith offers vital tools to renew the soul of democracy in a divided nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat Secularism Got Wrong--and How Religion Can Help Set Things Right\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs religion has receded from public life in recent decades, our politics have grown more polarized, anxious, and unstable. Two friends and colleagues--a Christian theologian and a Muslim political scientist--argue that this is no coincidence. In \u003ci\u003eCan Religion Save Democracy?\u003c\/i\u003e, Matthew Kaemingk and Shadi Hamid draw on the deep wells of their respective faith traditions to make a bold case: If American democracy is going to survive, it will need \u003ci\u003emore\u003c\/i\u003e religion, not less.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is original and profound. Kaemingk and Hamid take the wisdom from two great religious traditions and use it to bend your mind--especially if you happen to be secular.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eDavid Brooks\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the most insightful diagnoses of our cultural moment that I've read in years. What makes this book particularly compelling is that it is not written from abstraction. You can feel the lived experience behind every chapter.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eDalia Mogahed\u003c\/b\u003e, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eWho Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this brilliant book, two men of faith from different traditions illuminate a truth that some Europeans painfully discovered nearly a century ago: A post-religious society is not necessarily more rational, reasonable, or tolerant than a religious one. They ask how traditional religion might help heal the clash of tribalisms in which we now find ourselves. In a deeply troubling moment, they offer a profoundly religious remedy: hope.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eMustafa Akyol\u003c\/b\u003e, senior fellow on Islam and modernity, Cato Institute; author of \u003ci\u003eReopening Muslim Minds: A Return to Reason, Freedom, and Tolerance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"At the same time that America has seen a precipitous drop in religious affiliation, our politics have grown increasingly contentious and volatile. Kaemingk and Hamid argue that these trends are related phenomena, a striking alternative to the presumption that religion is a major source of political conflict rather than a solution to it. \u003ci\u003eCan Religion Save Democracy? \u003c\/i\u003eis an insightful and carefully considered book that will give secular and religious readers alike a new lens for viewing a political period that may otherwise seem hopeless.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Bruenig\u003c\/b\u003e, staff writer for \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Kaemingk \u003c\/b\u003e(PhD, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) is senior fellow at Georgetown University's Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding and professor of public theology at Theological University Utrecht. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eChristian Hospitality and Muslim Immigration in an Age of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e and lives in Ballwin, Missouri.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShadi Hamid \u003c\/b\u003e(PhD, Oxford University) is a columnist at \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and a senior fellow at Georgetown University's Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Problem of Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIslamic Exceptionalism\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 9.11 x 6.11 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55231801196877,"sku":"9781587436895","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/YmNjclXit09781587436895.webp?v=1793299825","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/can-religion-save-democracy-how-more-faith-not-less-can-heal-our-public-life-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}