No Separation

Christians, Secular Democracy, and Sex

Ludger H. Viefhues-Bailey

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Columbia University Press
10 October 2023

Christianity; Christian aspects of sexuality, gender & relationships

Through a potent mix of authoritarianism, heterosexism, xenophobia, and ethnoracial nationalism, powerful illiberal Christian movements have upended liberal democracies in countries that were once seen as paradigms of secular governance. Ludger H. Viefhues-Bailey offers new insight into the foundations of these movements, demonstrating how they emerge from the contradictions at the intersection of secularism and democracy.

No Separation examines recent conflicts that link national identity, religion, and sexuality: debates over Muslim veiling practices in Germany, same-sex marriage in France, and migration and abortion in the United States. In each case, illiberal Christianities portray popular sovereignty as threatened at the same time as they display an obsessive concern with the politics of sex and reproduction. Underlying these conflicts, No Separation shows, is the fundamental tension of democracy-who belongs to ""the People."" Viefhues-Bailey argues that when secularism and democracy meet, cultural religions appear, seeking control over women's bodies, national borders, and the racialized reproduction of the People in defense of the ideal of popular sovereignty.

Connecting political theology, political philosophy, and the sociology of religion with gender and sexuality studies, No Separation is a deeply original analysis of the crisis of democracy and the limitations of secularism. It also suggests alternative ways of imagining the People, proposing a more humane vision of borders, sexualities, and social bonds.

By: Ludger H. Viefhues-Bailey
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9780231163446
ISBN 10: 0231163444
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 10 October 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ludger H. Viefhues-Bailey is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Gender, and Culture at LeMoyne College and the author of Between a Man and a Woman? Why Conservatives Oppose Same-Sex Marriage (Columbia, 2010).

Reviews for No Separation: Christians, Secular Democracy, and Sex

Why does sex matter to politics in the name of the people? Ludger Viefhues-Bailey argues that political Christianities both effect and emerge in the regulation of the direct and discursive reproduction of 'the people.' And he charts a way out of the crisis of democracy: the people need to put communities of care at the core of their democracies, so that more compassionate political Christianities can come about. -- Ulrich Schmiedel, coauthor of <i>The Claim to Christianity: Responding to the Far Right</i> A leading voice working at the intersection of religion, politics, and critical theory, Ludger Viefhues-Bailey probes today’s most nettlesome religious freedom dilemmas. His book moves between textured accounts of on-the-ground conflicts and sophisticated analysis, yielding a compelling account of the various ways political Christianities are entangled with populist movements today. -- Vincent Lloyd, author of <i>Black Dignity: The Struggle Against Domination</i>