Faith in Politics

Bryan T. McGraw is Assistant Professor of Politics and International Relations in the Department of Politics and International Relations at Wheaton College.

'Bryan McGraw provides an insightful, compelling treatment of the place of religion in liberal democracy. His empirical and philosophical case prompts readers to rethink existing understandings of tolerance, deliberation, and legitimacy in religiously plural democracies.' Lucas Swaine, Dartmouth College and author of The Liberal Conscience: Politics and Principle in a World of Religious Pluralism

• 1. Europe's religious parties and the liberal consensus; 2. The argument for deliberative restraint; 3. The problem with secular reasons; 4. Public reason and religious conflict; 5. Religion and the problem of political autonomy; 6. Making the most of conflict: religion and political toleration; Conclusion. Toward a better sort of liberal democracy.