Religion in a Liberal State

As religion has become more visible in public life, with closer relations of co-operation with government as well as a force in some political campaigns, its place in public life has become more contested. Fudged compromises of the past are giving way to a desire for clear lines and moral principles...

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Contributors: D'Costa, Gavin (Other) ; Evans, Malcolm (Other) ; Modood, Tariq (Other) ; Rivers, Julian (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2013
In:Year: 2013
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Religion / State
B Liberalism / Secularization
Further subjects:B Secularism ; Social aspects
B Collection of essays
B Religion And Law
B Religion and law ; Great Britain
B Liberalism ; Religious aspects
B Religion And Law (Great Britain)
B Secularism Social aspects
B Liberalism Religious aspects
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
Erscheint auch als: 9781107042032
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Summary:As religion has become more visible in public life, with closer relations of co-operation with government as well as a force in some political campaigns, its place in public life has become more contested. Fudged compromises of the past are giving way to a desire for clear lines and moral principles. This book brings the disciplines of law, sociology, politics and theology into conversation with one anther to shed light on the questions thrown up by 'religion in a liberal state'. It discusses practical problems in a British context, such as the accommodation of religious dress, discrimination against sexual minorities and state support for historic religions; considers legal frameworks of equality and human rights; and elucidates leading ideas of neutrality, pluralism, secularism and public reason. Fundamentally, it asks what it means to be liberal in a world in which religious diversity is becoming more present and more problematic
Religion in a liberal state / Raymond Plant -- The European Court of Human Rights and religious neutrality / Ian Leigh -- Religion and sexual orientation : conflict or cohesion? / Maleiha Malik -- Liberal religion and illiberal secularism / Linda Woodhead -- Moderate secularism in liberal societies? / Derek McGhee -- Excluded, included or foundational? religions in liberal democratic states / Veit Bader -- Justificatory secularism / Cécile Laborde -- What lacks is feeling : Hume versus Kant and Habermas / John Milbank -- Arguing out of bounds : Christian eloquence and the end of Johannine liberalism / John Perry
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ISBN:1107042038
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781107323674