Peter L. Berger is professor of sociology and theology, and director of the Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs, at Boston University. He is the author of more than twenty books, including Questions of Faith: A Skeptical Affirmation of Christianity (2003), The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics (1999), and The Sacred Canopy: Elements of a Sociological Theory of Religion (1967).
That modern democracy first arose with the ambit of Western Christianity is far from an accident. Today, the major Christain communions largely support democracy, even while necessarily retaining the right to criticize democratic decisions in the name fo religious truth claims.
"Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy Revisited is must reading for anyone who considers him- or herself a political economist, and it should also appeal to those probing the uncertainties of contemporary democratization."—Philippe C. Schmitter, Stanford University.
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.
