Autore: Castellin, Luca G.
Titolo: Una possibile necessità. Metodo ed ethos della democrazia nel pensiero politico di Reinhold Niebuhr
Periodico: Storia del pensiero politico
Anno: 2014 - Fascicolo: 2 - Pagina iniziale: 265 - Pagina finale: 284

In "The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness" of 1944, not only was Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) implementing a harsh criticism against the traditional defense of democracy offered by the liberal thought but he also formulated a justification of it starting from the Christian tradition. However, as is evident in many others of his writings, the Protestant theologian did not aim to identify Christianity as a necessary foundation of this political regime. This article analyzes his attempt to demystify and desacralise democracy. Niebuhr wants to propose a more realistic and secular perspective to better understand the method and the ethos of democracy, through the rediscovery of the Christian view of human nature and history.




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