Preface Introduction: Whither Democracy? 1."Rule of, by, and for the People: For an Apophatic Democracy?" 2. "Confronting Democracy's Many Foes: Todorov's Mellow Humanism" 3. "Democracy and Liberation: A Tribute to Enrique Dussel" 4. "No Spring but Many Seasons: Al-Jabri on Islamic Democracy" 5. "The Prospect of Confucian Democracy: Some Asian Constitutional Debates" 6. "Gandhi for Today: Self-Rule, Non-Violence, Struggle for Justice" 7. "Political Theology in a New Key: Democracy as Creatio Continua" Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

"Among other things, Dallmayrâs book seeks to reestablish the central importance of equality in democratic thought, offering a critique of liberalism linked to much democratic theory... His understanding that democracy is a process rather than a goal to be achieved is surely correct; and his use of this as a lens to understand cross-cultural democratic theory is a significant, very-much-needed, optimistic point of view." -- P. R. Babbitt (Southern Arkansas University), Choice Reviews Vol 55. "For Fred Dallmayr, democracy is more than counting votes on election day; it is an ethical project with much to learn from non-Western cultures and traditions. At a time when democracy needs all the help it can get, this splendid volume engages with thinkers from around the world to broaden our vision of what democracy can be." --Michael Sandel, author of What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets "This book brilliantly culminates twenty years of Dallmayr's extended effort to bring Western political theory into dialogue with world religion and philosophy. Dallmayr's genial manner of inviting the reader to join him on an ecumenical journey illuminated by signs of capacious erudition is imperative reading for anyone seeking the broadest possible understanding of democracy as a just way of life for our global age." --David Ingram, Professor of Philosophy, Loyola University of Chicago, and author of Rights, Democracy, and Fulfillment in the Era of Identity Politics: Principled Compromises in a Compromised World "Democracy to Come offers a rich exploration of the various traditions that have come to shape the current discourse on what its author labels 'the major catchword of our time'. This book taps not only the western sources like Montesquieu, Tocqueville and others but also the traditions of India and China, Ghandi and Confucius, as well as religious discourses from both Islam and political theology. This book makes a major contribution to what is becoming a truly global discussion of democracy." --David M. Rasmussen, Boston College, and Editor-In-Chief of Philosophy and Social Criticism

Selling point: Challenges conventional assumptions about modern democracy and Western political concepts. Selling point: Rejects the notion that democracy is a stable system that can be universally applied to diverse societies. Selling point: Provides an understanding of democracy that does not rely solely on Western political concepts, but multi-cultural theorists across time and space. Selling point: Challenges political theory's preoccupation with Eurocentric conceptualizations of democracy. Selling point: Develops the groundwork for a twenty-first century vision of democracy -- communities governed by the spirit of equality. Selling point: Establishes a new understanding of democracy based on a wide array of disciplines, political beliefs, and religious faiths. Selling point: Critiques liberal democracy and its anchorage in financial capitalism.

Fred Dallmayr is the Packey J. Dee Professor of Philosophy and Political Science at Notre Dame University. He is the author of thirty books and editor of eighteen books, including (most recently) Integral Pluralism (Kentucky, 2010), Return to Nature (Kentucky, 2011), Border Crossings (Lexington, 2013), and Being in the World (Kentucky, 2013).

Selling point: Challenges conventional assumptions about modern democracy and Western political concepts. Selling point: Rejects the notion that democracy is a stable system that can be universally applied to diverse societies. Selling point: Provides an understanding of democracy that does not rely solely on Western political concepts, but multi-cultural theorists across time and space. Selling point: Challenges political theory's preoccupation with Eurocentric conceptualizations of democracy. Selling point: Develops the groundwork for a twenty-first century vision of democracy -- communities governed by the spirit of equality. Selling point: Establishes a new understanding of democracy based on a wide array of disciplines, political beliefs, and religious faiths. Selling point: Critiques liberal democracy and its anchorage in financial capitalism.