2007
DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511790805
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The Political Origins of Religious Liberty

Abstract: The issue of religious liberty has gained ever-increasing attention among policy makers and the public. Whereas politicians have long championed the idea of religious freedom and tolerance, the actual achievement of these goals has been an arduous battle for religious minorities. What motivates political leaders to create laws providing for greater religious liberty? In contrast to scholars who argue that religious liberty results from the spread of secularization and modern ideas, Anthony Gill argues that rel… Show more

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“…The Muslims are allowed to refer to their sharia, similarly, the Christians are allowed to refer to their canonical book as a reference, the Buddhists are justifiable to base their argument on Tri Pitaka and the a-theist groups can use their personal truth to buttress their argument. In brief, every religious adherent of a religious conviction is free to use his or her religious conviction as a reference as well as the basis for argument (Gill 2007). This is different from the idea of free-standing justice of John Rawls which requires justification only from the ideas that are implicit in the political culture (Rawls 2005, 10).…”
Section: Religious Freedom and Islamic State: Gamwellian Approachmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The Muslims are allowed to refer to their sharia, similarly, the Christians are allowed to refer to their canonical book as a reference, the Buddhists are justifiable to base their argument on Tri Pitaka and the a-theist groups can use their personal truth to buttress their argument. In brief, every religious adherent of a religious conviction is free to use his or her religious conviction as a reference as well as the basis for argument (Gill 2007). This is different from the idea of free-standing justice of John Rawls which requires justification only from the ideas that are implicit in the political culture (Rawls 2005, 10).…”
Section: Religious Freedom and Islamic State: Gamwellian Approachmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Neste campo, destacamos os trabalhos de Gorski (2003), Gill (2008), Fox (2008;2015) e Stolz (2010), essencialmente, porque, tal como no modelo do mercado religioso, demonstram a vitalidade das ideias religiosas e das igrejas e comunidades espirituais. Contudo, pela sua proximidade ao tópico central e pela sua intersecção, analisamos apenas as teses de Gill e Fox14.…”
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“…Il en va de même pour l'analyse des mécanismes sociaux de transformation des arrangements institutionnels. Celle-ci requiert l'analyse de la configuration des intérêts des acteurs religieux et politique (A. Gill, 2008) neo-institucionalismo, mundialización, racionalización, comparativismo. …”
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