Article: Habermas between Athens and Jerusalem: Public Reason and Atheistic Theology

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Article: Habermas between Athens and Jerusalem: Public Reason and Atheistic Theology

Just published: Miguel Vatter (Diego Portales University, Chile), "Habermas between Athens and Jerusalem: Public Reason and Atheistic Theology" ("Interpretation: A Journal of Political Philosophy", 38 [3], fall 2011: pp. 243-59).

Excerpt: "Here I discuss Habermas's sympathetic approach to the so-called critical political theology, developed by German theologians ... The third part of this presentation takes up Habermas's 'methodological atheism,' ... In this context, I compare Habermas's atheistic standpoint with that of Spinoza in light of their use of a conception of public reason to resolve the conflict between reason and faith."

The link is to a full-text copy of the journal.

http://www.interpretationjournal.com/backissues/Vol_38_3.pdf