Religion and Democracy

by David Marquand (Editor)

100 years ago, secular liberals thought religion would gradually recede from the public sphere and become an exclusively private concern. Today, organised religion is still a powerful political force in most parts of the world. In many its political significance has grown. But is it an ally or an enemy of pluralist democracy? That crucial question provides the theme for this path-breaking collection.

144 pages, Paperback

First published June 15, 2001

About the author

David Ian Marquand, FBA, FRHistS, FRSA, was a British academic and former Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP). Educated at Emanuel School, Magdalen College, Oxford, St. Antony’s College, Oxford, and at the University of California, Berkeley, his writings focused on issues surrounding British politics and social democracy.