Recognizing religion in a secular society : essays in pluralism, religion, and public policy / / edited by Douglas Farrow

• Pubblicazione: Montreal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (222 p.)
• Disciplina: 322/.10971
• Soggetto topico: Religion and state; Religion and politics; Cultural pluralism; Religion and law - Canada; Religion and science; Religion et Etat; Religion et politique; Pluralisme; Religion et droit; Religion et sciences
• Altri autori: FarrowDouglas <1953->
• Note generali: Includes papers first presented at the "Pluralism, Religion and Public Policy" conference, held Oct. 9-11, 2002 at McGill University.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-196) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Religion in the public realm / El Hassan Bin Talal -- Freedom of religion and the rule of law : a Canadian perspective / Beverly McLachlin, Jean Bethke Elshtain -- Religion and the limits of liberal democracy / William Galston -- Human dignity and the social contract / David Novak -- Persons, politics, and a Catholic understanding of human rights / Jean Bethke Elshtain -- Considering secularism / Iain T. Benson -- Birth, death, and technoscience : searching for values at the margins of life / Margaret Somerville -- Taking moral difference seriously : morality after the death of God / H. Tristram Engelhardt -- Of secularity and civil religion / Douglas Farrow.
• Sommario/riassunto: Contributors include Iain T. Benson, executive director, Centre for Cultural Renewal; Jean Bethke Elshtain, Laura Spelman Rockefeller Professor of Social and Political Ethics, University of Chicago; H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr, professor of philosophy, Rice University and professor emeritus, Baylor College of Medicine; Douglas Farrow; William Galston, professor, School of Public Affairs, University of Maryland; The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, PC, chief justice of Canada; David Novak, J. Richard and Dorothy Shiff Chair of Jewish Studies and professor of philosophy, University of Toronto; Margaret Somerville, Samuel Gale Professor of Law and Professor, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University; and Prince El Hassan bin Talal, chairman of the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
• Titolo autorizzato: Recognizing religion in a secular society
• ISBN: 1-282-86304-5; 9786612863042; 0-7735-7236-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910821630703321
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