Religion in a Liberal State

Leading authors in politics, law, sociology and theology discuss what the proper place of religion is in a liberal state.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Religion in a liberal state Raymond Plant; 2. The European Court of Human Rights and religious neutrality Ian Leigh; 3. Religion and sexual orientation: conflict or cohesion? Maleiha Malik; 4. Liberal religion and illiberal secularism Linda Woodhead; 5. Moderate secularism in liberal societies? Derek McGhee; 6. Excluded, included or foundational? Religions in liberal democratic states Veit Bader; 7. Justificatory secularism Cécile Laborde; 8. What lacks is feeling: Hume versus Kant and Habermas John Milbank; 9. Arguing out of bounds: Christian eloquence and the end of Johannine liberalism John Perry.

About the author

Gavin D'Costa is Professor of Catholic Theology, Religion and Theology at the University of Bristol.Malcolm Evans is Professor of Public International Law at the University of Bristol.Tariq Modood is Professor of Sociology, Politics and Public Policy, and Director of the Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship at the University of Bristol.Julian Rivers is Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Bristol Law School.

Summary

From the Islamic head-dress, to artistic offence, to religious sensibilities and the refusal of some Christians to provide services to LGBT people, headline-grabbing stories now regularly involve questions of religion. This book brings the best of academic thinking to bear from the key disciplines of law, sociology, politics and theology.

Product details

• Authors: &apos, Gavin Evans costa, D&apos, Gavin D'Costa, Gavin (University of Bristol) Evans D''''costa, Gavin Evans D''''costa
• Assisted by: Gavin D'Costa (Editor), Gavin (University of Bristol) D'Costa (Editor), Malcolm Evans (Editor), Malcolm (University of Bristol) Evans (Editor), Malcolm D. Evans (Editor), Tariq Modood (Editor), Tariq (University of Bristol) Modood (Editor), Modood Tariq (Editor), Julian Rivers (Editor), Julian (University of Bristol) Rivers (Editor), Rivers Julian (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.08.2013
• EAN: 9781107042032
• ISBN: 978-1-107-04203-2
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, Religion: general, Political science & theory, Social groups: religious groups and communities