Freedom of religion and the secular state /
Blackford, Russell, 1954-
Freedom of religion and the secular state / Russell Blackford. - Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. - 1 online resource (219 pages). - Blackwell public philosophy ; 11 . - Blackwell public philosophy ; 11. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Matter -- Motivation and Overview -- A Short History of Religious Intolerance -- Hobbes, Locke, and their Legacy: Models of the Modern State -- Religious Impositions and Endorsements -- Religion-Based Morality and the Secular State -- Persecution, Accommodation, and Conscientious Objection -- Private Power, Religious Communities, and the State -- Religious Freedom and the Interests of Children -- Religious Freedom and Freedom of Speech -- Back to Locke: Concluding Remarks -- Index. Motivation and overview -- A short history of religious intolerance -- Hobbes, Locke, and their legacy: models of the modern state -- Religious impositions and endorsements -- Religion-based morality and the secular state -- Persecution, accommodation, and conscientious objection -- Private power, religious communities, and the state -- Religious freedom and the interests of children -- Religious freedom and freedom of speech -- Back to Locke.
Exploring the relationship between religion and the stateFocusing on the intersection of religion, law, and politics in contemporary liberal democracies, Blackford considers the concept of the secular state, revising and updating enlightenment views for the present day. Freedom of Religion and the Secular State offers a comprehensive analysis, with a global focus, of the subject of religious freedom from a legal as well as historical and philosophical viewpoint. It makes an original contribution to current debates about freedom of religion, and addresses a whole range of hot-button issues that.
9781118153321 1118153324 9781118153291 1118153294 9781118153307 1118153308 9780470658864 047065886X
10.1002/9781118153321 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com 14D58991-EADB-4B21-AE4A-D5BFBE6DB1AF OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Freedom of religion.
Religion and state.
Religion.
RELIGION--Religion, Politics & State.
Freedom of religion.
Religion and state.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
BL640 / .B63 2011
201/.723
Freedom of religion and the secular state / Russell Blackford. - Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. - 1 online resource (219 pages). - Blackwell public philosophy ; 11 . - Blackwell public philosophy ; 11. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Matter -- Motivation and Overview -- A Short History of Religious Intolerance -- Hobbes, Locke, and their Legacy: Models of the Modern State -- Religious Impositions and Endorsements -- Religion-Based Morality and the Secular State -- Persecution, Accommodation, and Conscientious Objection -- Private Power, Religious Communities, and the State -- Religious Freedom and the Interests of Children -- Religious Freedom and Freedom of Speech -- Back to Locke: Concluding Remarks -- Index. Motivation and overview -- A short history of religious intolerance -- Hobbes, Locke, and their legacy: models of the modern state -- Religious impositions and endorsements -- Religion-based morality and the secular state -- Persecution, accommodation, and conscientious objection -- Private power, religious communities, and the state -- Religious freedom and the interests of children -- Religious freedom and freedom of speech -- Back to Locke.
Exploring the relationship between religion and the stateFocusing on the intersection of religion, law, and politics in contemporary liberal democracies, Blackford considers the concept of the secular state, revising and updating enlightenment views for the present day. Freedom of Religion and the Secular State offers a comprehensive analysis, with a global focus, of the subject of religious freedom from a legal as well as historical and philosophical viewpoint. It makes an original contribution to current debates about freedom of religion, and addresses a whole range of hot-button issues that.
9781118153321 1118153324 9781118153291 1118153294 9781118153307 1118153308 9780470658864 047065886X
10.1002/9781118153321 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com 14D58991-EADB-4B21-AE4A-D5BFBE6DB1AF OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Freedom of religion.
Religion and state.
Religion.
RELIGION--Religion, Politics & State.
Freedom of religion.
Religion and state.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
BL640 / .B63 2011
201/.723