Religion as a political ideology

On this midweek supporters-exclusive episode of The Politics Guys, Trey Orndorff (Oklahoma Christian University) and Justin Holmes (University of Northern Iowa) continue their deep dive into political ideologies by tackling a unique case: religion. Topics covered include:

• How religion shapes political behavior
• John Rawls and exorcising faith, and can it be, from the public sphere
• An overview of the substantive and functional definitions of religion 
• Is religion just an add-on to other ideologies?
• What, if anything, makes the values of religion different from other values?
• Are there true values and how do we exist in a pluralist society if we accept that there are better and worse values?

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