6. Reasoning from Conjecture: A Reply to Three Objections

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. List of Abbreviations xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. PART I. REINTERPRETING RAWLS ON RELIGION
8. 1. Respect and War: Against the Standard View of Religion in Politics 29
9. 2. Religion and Liberalism: Was Rawls Right After All? 52
10. 3. Inclusivism, Stability, and Assurance 75
11. 4. Rethinking the Public Use of Religious Reasons 97
12. PART II. ACCOMMODATING RELIGIONS WITH RAWLS
13. 5. The Liberal State and the Religious Citizen: Justificatory Perspectives in Political Liberalism 133
14. 6. Reasoning from Conjecture: A Reply to Three Objections 152
15. 7. The Religious Hermeneutics of Public Reasoning: From Paul to Rawls 170
16. PART III. TRANSCENDING RAWLS
17. 8. E Pluribus Unum: Justification and Redemption in Rawls, Cohen, and Habermas 195
18. 9. A Reasonable Faith? Pope Benedict’s Response to Rawls 221
19. 10. Islamic Politics and the Neutral State: A Friendly Amendment to Rawls? 242
20. Bibliography 267
21. List of Contributors 283
22. Index 287