CHRISTIANITY AND DEMOCRACY: A Theoretical Doctrinarian Approach
CHRISTIANITY AND DEMOCRACY: A Theoretical Doctrinarian Approach

Summary/Abstract: This article aims at identifying the importance of Christian Scriptures in the evolution of the fundamental elements of democracy, like the ideas of freedom, equality and brotherhood. The underlining argument of the article will stress the belief that democracy is far from representing only a normative ensemble of institutions and formal rules, rather it signifies a moral-political value, a mentality, a philosophy and a lifestyle which draws its energy from a multitude of sources – across which those spiritual in nature – which, places Christianity in a favorable position for offering consistent as well as fundamental landmarks.

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