Russell Blackford

Freedom of Religion and the Secular State (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Exploring the relationship between religion and the state Focusing 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 involve the relationship between religion and the state, including the teaching of evolution in schools, what to do about the burqa, and so on.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. November 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118153291
• Artikelnr.: 38230736

Autorenporträt

Russell Blackford is an Australian philosopher and literary critic, based at the University of Newcastle, NSW. He is editor-in-chief of The Journal of Evolution and Technology, and co-editor, with Udo Schüklenk, of 50 Voices of Disbelief: Why We Are Atheists. His areas of expertise include legal and political philosophy, philosophical bioethics, metaethics, and philosophy of religion. He has published essays, stories, and reviews in a wide range of magazines, anthologies, and academic journals.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Motivation and Overview 2. A Short History of Religious Intolerance 3. Hobbes
Locke
and their Legacy: Models of the Modern State 4. Religious Impositions and Endorsements 5. Religion-Based Morality and the Secular State 6. Persecution
Accommodation
and Conscientious Objection 7. Private Power
Religious Communities
and the State 8. Religious Freedom and the Interests of Children 9. Religious Freedom and Freedom of Speech 10. Back to Locke: Concluding Remarks Index

Rezensionen

"This is a must-read: Blackford has given us a forceful and persuasive book that will have a big impact on the debate it addresses." -- AC Grayling, Professor of Philosophy and Master of the New College of the Humanities, London