Freedom of religion & the secular state / / Russell Blackford

• Autore: Blackford Russell <1954->
• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : , : Wiley, , 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (219 pages)
• Disciplina: 342.0852
• Soggetto topico: Freedom of religion; Religion and state
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Altri titoli varianti: Freedom of religion and the secular state
• Titolo autorizzato: Freedom of religion & the secular state
• ISBN: 1-118-15330-8; 1-283-40603-9; 9786613406033; 1-118-15332-4; 1-118-15329-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910830969803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Blackwell public philosophy.