[lit-ideas] Re: The de-islamization of Europe
- From: Phil Enns <phil.enns@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 19:09:13 -0400
Lawrence Helm wrote:
"Gauchet in The Disenchantment of the World, takes the influence further
than you do."
My list wasn't intended to be exhaustive.
Lawrence continues:
"Are there any Christian benevolences that the State hasn't taken over?"
At least one, and perhaps the most important one. It is also one that such
diverse modern non-religious thinkers as Jurgen Habermas and Derrida
acknowledge is necessary but missing. Further, it is missing because it
must be missing. What liberal democracy could not and cannot borrow from
Christianity is the benevolence of hope.
Sincerely,
Phil Enns
Glen Haven, NS
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