Research Catalog

Title

Equality, freedom, and religion / Roger Trigg.

Author

Trigg, Roger.

Publication

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.

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Description

[ix], 184 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

Is religious freedom being curtailed in pursuit of equality, and the outlawing of discrimination? Is enough effort made to accommodate those motivated by a religious conscience? All rights matter but at times the right to put religious beliefs into practice increasingly takes second place in the law of different countries to the pursuit of other social priorities. The right to freedom of belief and to manifest belief is written into all human rights charters. In the United States religious freedom is sometimes seen as "the first freedom". Yet increasingly in many jurisdictions in Europe and North America, religious freedom can all too easily be "trumped" by other rights. In this work, the author looks at the assumptions that lie behind the subordination of religious liberty to other social concerns, especially the pursuit of equality. He gives examples from different Western countries of a steady erosion of freedom of religion. The protection of freedom of worship is often seen as sufficient, and religious practices are separated from the beliefs which inspire them. So far from religion in general, and Christianity in particular, providing a foundation for our beliefs in human dignity and human rights, religion is all too often seen as threat and a source of conflict, to be controlled at all costs. The challenge is whether any freedom can preserved for long, if the basic human right to freedom of religious belief and practice is dismissed as of little account, with no attempt to provide any reasonable accommodation. Given the central role of religion in human life, unnecessary limitations on its expression are attacks on human freedom itself.

Alternative Title

Equality, freedom, & religion

Subject

• Freedom of religion
• Freedom of religion > Social aspects
• Religious discrimination
• Equality

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-177) and index.

Contents

Does religious freedom matter? -- Does equality trump freedom? -- Religious beliefs and institutions -- Equal beliefs? -- Is religious toleration enough? -- Freedom from the law? -- Belief and practice -- Necessary limits to religious freedom -- The challenge of equality -- The foundations of equality and freedom.

Call Number

JFD 13-1672

ISBN

• 9780199576852 (hbk.)
• 0199576858 (hbk.)

LCCN

2011414524

OCLC

744297067

Author

Trigg, Roger.

Title

Equality, freedom, and religion / Roger Trigg.

Imprint

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-177) and index.

Spine Title

Equality, freedom, & religion

Research Call Number

JFD 13-1672