The Idea of Democracy in the Modern Era Marisa Ramirez Stukey Through careful analysis of Augustine's

Through careful analysis of Augustine's writings

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New stories about religiously motivated progressive activism challenge common understandings of the American political landscape

The Idea of Democracy in the Modern Era Marisa Ramirez Stukey Through careful analysis of Augustine'sAlthough the last half of the twentieth century has been called the Age of Democracy, the twenty first has already demonstrated the fragility of its apparent triumph as the dominant form of government throughout the world. Reassessing the fate of democracy for our time, distinguished political theorist Ralph Ketcham traces the evolution of this idea over the course of four hundred years. He traces democracy's bumpy ride in a book that is both an