Religious Voices in Public Places Hardback
Edited by Nigel (Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology and Director of the McDonald Centre f Biggar, Linda (Professor of Ecumenics and Head of School, Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College Hogan
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Must religious voices keep quiet in public places? Does fairness in a plural society require it? Must the expression of religious belief be so authoritarian as to threaten civil peace?
Do we need translation into 'secular' language, or should we try to manage polyglot conversation?
How neutral is 'secular' language? Is a religious argument necessarily unreasonable? What issues are specific to Islam within this exchange?These are just some of the pressing questions addressed by Religious Voices in Public Places.
Drawn from Australia, Canada, France, Ireland and England-as well as the United States-thirteen contributors take the long-running discussion about religion in the public square beyond its usual American confines.
Religious Voices in Public Places comprehends both political philosophy and theology, and moves adeptly between political theory and practice.
Whether offering critical analyses of key theorists such as John Rawls, Jeffrey Stout and Jürgen Habermas, or pursuing the issue of the public expression of religion into the debate about religious education in the USA, the legalisation of euthanasia in the UK, and human rights worldwide, this incisive volume speaks directly into crucial areas of religious and political complexity.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:348 pages
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:03/09/2009
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- ISBN:9780199566624
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:348 pages
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:03/09/2009
- Category:
- ISBN:9780199566624
