Historical Hinterlands for Religious Freedom in the United Kingdom

The peculiar and particular manner in which freedom of religion is promoted and protected in the United Kingdom owes much to the nation's history. This article offers a highly selective consideration of some of the incidents of history which have shaped or foreshadowed the lived reality of free...

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Publié dans:Studies in Christian ethics
Auteur principal: Hill, Mark 1965- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Sage [2020]
Dans: Studies in Christian ethics
Année: 2020, Volume: 33, Numéro: 2, Pages: 147-155
RelBib Classification:AD Sociologie des religions
CG Christianisme et politique
KAA Histoire de l'Église
KBF Îles britanniques
Sujets non-standardisés:B Human Rights Act 1998
B Tolerance
B Magna Carta
B Religious Freedom
B equality and discrimination
B Persecution
B exemptions from general laws
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Résumé:The peculiar and particular manner in which freedom of religion is promoted and protected in the United Kingdom owes much to the nation's history. This article offers a highly selective consideration of some of the incidents of history which have shaped or foreshadowed the lived reality of freedom of religion in Britain today. It traces key episodes over past centuries, crudely categorised as the Seven Ages of Religious Liberty.
ISSN:0953-9468
Contient:Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0953946819896076