The Secular Basis of the Separation of Church and State
Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, and Tocqueville
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6212195 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher Nadon |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 21-30 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Perspectives on Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-7097 • E-ISSN: 1930-5478 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10457097.2013.852045 |
| OpenAlex | W2002660108 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
In this article, I argue that John Locke presents a novel understanding of “ecclesiastical liberty” that allows him to use it as the basis for separating religion from politics, church from state, in a manner favorable to secular interests and power. Montesquieu and Toqueville understood this approach and adapted and modified it to conditions in France and America
Epistemology · Physics · Political science · Politics · Quantum mechanics · Secular state · Separation of church and state · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · European Political History Analysis · Law · Mathematics · Philosophy · Political Theory and Influence · Religious studies
| Citations per year | 0.27 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2024 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |