Religion in Public Life

Must Faith Be Privatized?

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ID20017609
AuthorsRoger Trigg (corresponding author)
Year2008
Pages272
Publication date2008-03-13
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueReligion in Public Life (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199543670.001.0001
OpenAlexW2484654895
ISBN9780199543670
Open LibraryOL10146429M
LanguageEN
Citations received9

How far can religion play a part in the public sphere, or should it be only a private matter? In this book, the author examines this question in the context of today's pluralist societies, where many different beliefs clamour for attention. 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? In societies in which there are many conflicting beliefs, the place of religion is a growing political issue. Should all religions be equally welcomed in the public square? Favouring one religion over others may appear to be a failure to treat all citizens equally, yet for citizens in many countries Christian heritage is woven into their way of life. Whether it is the issue of same-sex marriages, the right of French schoolgirls to wear Islamic headscarves, or just the public display of Christmas trees, all societies have to work out a consistent approach to the public influence of religion

Political science · Politics · Public life · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Godsdiensten · Maatschappij · Politics & State · Religio n y poli tica · Religion · Religion and culture · Religion and politics · Religion and sociology · Religion and state · Religión y política · Religión y sociología · Religious pluralism

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