Daedalus 149 03 (Summer 2020): Religion & Democracy

How far should religious liberty extend in democratic societies? What role should religion play in the conduct of citizens? The most prominent tensions are the relations that do or should exist between “church” and state. But ethics and political theory also extend to standards appropriate to the conduct of individual citizens, and how they should understand the role of religious convictions—especially their own—in civic affairs. The Summer 2020 issue of Dædalus on “Religion & Democracy,” guest edited by Robert Audi (University of Notre Dame), takes on the challenge of outlining standards that balance respect for both religion and democracy, and provide for their mutual flourishing. The volume addresses both institutional questions and the ethics of citizenship as bearing on how individuals, religious or not, may best regard their role in the political system in which they live.