This book intelligently and perceptively explores the subtleties of Gandhi’s account of the place and functions of religion in civil society, including the public sphere, and in the State. At a time when these matters are much disputed between liberals and conservatives, Gandhi’s philosophical approach to them, Sanjay Lal shows convincingly, has much to offer by way of its sanity.

Joseph Prabhu, California State University, Los Angeles

The broad audience will not be disappointed because Gandhi works are understood and described in a new a refreshing way and have real world applications those researching liberal democracies and for those living in liberal democracies. Lal challenges conventional wisdom while offering the reader a mature reading of Gandhi’s insights that are applicable to current problems of liberal democracies. It captures both the problems of liberal democracies and the maintains relevance of Gandhi for today, and for the future.

Terry Beitzel, James Madison University