This book examines three notable philosophers' attempts to solve the political problem of religious pluralism: John Rawls, Jacques Maritain, and Alasdair MacIntyre. Although many philosophers have grappled with this problem, what has not been sufficiently explored is the reciprocal relationship of foundational belief to political theory and political theory to political practice. Kozinski, using thorough research and a high level of philosophical discourse, deals with these issues directly and astutely demonstrates how any solution that does not incorporate both political philosophy and political theology is doomed to fail.

In contemporary political philosophy, there is much debate over how to maintain a public order in pluralistic democracies in which citizens hold radically different religious views. The Political Problem of Religious Pluralism deals with this theoretically and practically difficult issue by examining three of the most influential figures of religious pluralism theory: John Rawls, Jacques Maritain, and Alasdair MacIntyre. Drawing on a diverse number of sources, Kozinski addresses the flaws in each philosopher's views and shows that the only philosophically defensible end of any overlapping consensus political order must be the eradication of the ideological pluralism that makes it necessary. In other words, a pluralistic society should have as its primary political aim to create the political conditions for the communal discovery and political establishment of that unifying tradition within which political justice can most effectively be obtained. Kozinski's analysis, though exhaustive and rigorous, still remains accessible and engaging, even for a reader unversed in the works of Rawls, Maritain, and MacIntyre. Interdisciplinary and multi-thematic in nature, it will appeal to anyone interested in the intersection of religion, politics, and culture.

Chapter 1 Foreword
Chapter 2 Preface
Chapter 3 Introduction
Chapter 4
Chapter 1 - John Rawls's Overlapping Consensus
Chapter 5
Chapter 1 - Rawls's Postmodern Turn
Chapter 6
Chapter 2 - The Failure of the Overlapping Consensus
Chapter 7
Chapter 2 - Jacque Maritain's Democratic Charter
Chapter 8
Chapter 3 - Overlapping Consensus in a New Christendom
Chapter 9
Chapter 4 - Maritain's Democratic Faith: A Sign of Contradiction
Chapter 10
Chapter 3 - Alasdair MacIntyre's Confessional Consensus
Chapter 11
Chapter 5 - MacIntyre's Tradition Constituted Rationality
Chapter 12
Chapter 6 - A Critique of MacIntyre: Why Philosophy Isn't Enough