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Featured Book in
Religion & Theology is :
Religion in Public Life Must Faith Be Privatized ? by Roger Trigg,
Professor of Philosophy, University
of Warwick
About this book
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| How far can
religion play a part in the public sphere, or should it be only a
private |
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matter ? Roger Trigg examines this question
in the context of today's pluralist societies, |
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different beliefs clamour for attention. Should we celebrate
diversity, or |
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are matters of truth at stake? In
particular, can we maintain our love of freedom, while
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| cutting it
off from religious roots? In societies in which there are many
conflicting beliefs, |
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the place of religion is a growing political issue.
Should all religions be equally welcomed
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in the public square? Favouring one religion over
others may appear to be a failure to |
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treat all citizens equally, yet for citizens in
many countries their Christian heritage is |
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woven into their way of life. Whether it is the issue
of same-sex marriages, the right of |
| French
schoolgirls to wear Islamic headscarves, or just the public display
of Christmas |
| trees, all
societies have to work out a consistent approach to the public
influence of |
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| Contents : |
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Introduction |
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1. Church and State |
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2. Reason and Freedom |
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3. Religious Liberty |
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4. Rights and Freedoms |
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5. Multi-Culturalism and Religion |
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6. The Role of the State |
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7. Must Democracy be Religiously Neutral? |
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8. Law and Religion |
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9. Religion in State Education |
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10. Must We Privatize Religion? |
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11. Under God ? |
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Conclusion |
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