Daniel Philpott is assistant professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame and faculty fellow at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. He is the author of Revolutions in Sovereignty: How Ideas Shaped Modern International Relations (2001).
Long wary of the modern state as such, the Roman Catholic church became a champion of democratic government around the time of Vatican II, and helped to set off the Thrird Wave of democratization.
Can religion be compatible with liberal democracy? This volumebrings together insights from renowned scholars and world leaders in a provocative discussion of religions' role in the success or failure of democracy.
