Gandhi's Thought and Liberal Democracy

by Sanjay Lal

Overview

With an intense focus on both the depth and practicality of Mahatma Gandhi’s political and religious thought this book reveals the valuable insights Gandhi offers to anyone concerned about the prospects of liberalism in the contemporary world. Gandhi’s Religious Thought and Liberal Democracy makes the case that for Gandhi, in stark contrast to commonly accepted liberal orthodoxy, religion is indispensable to the public life, and indeed the official activity, of any genuinely liberal society. Gandhi scholars, political theorists, and activist members of a lay audience alike will all find much to digest, comment upon, and be motivated by in this work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781498586528
Publisher:	Lexington Books
Publication date:	03/13/2019
Series:	Studies in Comparative Philosophy and Religion
Pages:	134
Product dimensions:	6.34(w) x 9.03(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

Sanjay Lal is senior lecturer of philosophy at Clayton State University.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter I: Overview of Gandhian thought

Chapter II: Gandhi’s thought and liberal democracy

Chapter III: Modern day freedom from Gandhi’s perspective

Chapter IV: Gandhi’s religious thought as compatible with and conducive to liberalism

Chapter V: On practical aspects

Chapter VI: Gandhi and liberal rights

Epilogue

Bibliography and Appendix

Editorial Reviews

The broad audience will not be disappointed because Gandhi works are understood and described in a new a refreshing way and have real world applications those researching liberal democracies and for those living in liberal democracies. Lal challenges conventional wisdom while offering the reader a mature reading of Gandhi’s insights that are applicable to current problems of liberal democracies. It captures both the problems of liberal democracies and the maintains relevance of Gandhi for today, and for the future.

Terry Beitzel

This book intelligently and perceptively explores the subtleties of Gandhi’s account of the place and functions of religion in civil society, including the public sphere, and in the State. At a time when these matters are much disputed between liberals and conservatives, Gandhi’s philosophical approach to them, Sanjay Lal shows convincingly, has much to offer by way of its sanity.

Joseph Prabhu