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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450826403321

Autore

Trigg Roger

Titolo

Religion in public life [[electronic resource] ] : must faith be privatized? / / Roger Trigg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-281-16488-7

9786611164881

0-19-153554-0

1-4294-9304-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Classificazione

11.05

Disciplina

201/.72

Soggetti

Religion and state

Religion and politics

Religion and culture

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 250-254) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Church and state -- Reason and freedom -- Religious liberty -- Rights and freedoms -- Multiculturalism and religion -- The role of the state -- Must democracy be religiously neutral? -- Law and religion -- Religion in state education -- Must we privatize religion? -- Under God?

Sommario/riassunto

How far can religion play a part in the public sphere, or should it be only a private matter? Roger Trigg examines this question in the context of today's pluralist societies. Should we celebrate diversity, or are matters of truth at stake? In particular, can we maintain our love of freedom, while cutting it off from religious roots? - ;How far can religion play a part in the public sphere, or should it be only a private matter? Roger Trigg examines this question in the context of today's pluralist societies, where many different beliefs clamour for attention. Should we celebrate diversity, or