la crisis espiritual de democracia: polarización, totalitarismo, relativismo: Volumen 1

Democracy is not only undergoing a political or institutional crisis: its wound is spiritual. This is the view of Julio Borges Junyent, Juan Miguel Matheus, Rudy Albino de Assunção, and Paola Bautista de Alemán, who coordinate this choral work in which more than thirty authors from Europe, Latin America, and the United States come together to reflect on the fate of our societies. The word "crisis" comes from the Greek krisis, meaning judgment, and this book offers a calm and lucid judgment on the soul of contemporary democracies: their fractures, their totalitarian drifts, their polarization, and the relativism that erodes truth and justice. It is not a matter of condemning, but of discerning and proposing paths to renewal. The authors gathered here argue that authentic democracy is not reduced to voting or the arithmetic of majorities and minorities. Its foundation lies in the dignity of the person, in non-negotiable values such as freedom, justice, and the common good. Only by recovering these roots can we overcome the wound that corrodes our institutions and restore confidence in politics as an act of service. Far from closing debates, this book opens them up. It appeals in a special way to young people and to those who still believe that thought can transform reality. Because we are all responsible: there is no division between politicians and non-politicians, but between rulers and ruled. We are all part of the community that seeks justice. The spiritual crisis of democracy: polarization, totalitarianism, relativism is, therefore, an urgent invitation to think, discern, and commit to rebuilding a common life based on human truth and dignity.