Democracy, religious pluralism and the liberal dilemma of accommodation [electronic resource] / edited by Monica Mookherjee.
How should liberal democratic governments respond to citizens as religious believers whose values, norms and practices might lie outside the cultural mainstream? Some of the most challenging political questions arising today focus on the adequacy of a policy of 'live and let live' liberal...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Series: | Studies in global justice ;
v. 7. |
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| Summary: | How should liberal democratic governments respond to citizens as religious believers whose values, norms and practices might lie outside the cultural mainstream? Some of the most challenging political questions arising today focus on the adequacy of a policy of 'live and let live' liberal toleration in contexts where disputes about the metaphysical truth of conflicting world-views abound. Does liberal toleration fail to give all citizens their due? Do citizens of faith deserve a more robust form of accommodation from the state in the form of 'recognition'. This issue is far from settled. Contr. |
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| Item Description: | " ... this volume arises was held in June 2008 at the University of Keele, and was entitled 'Toleration and Recognition in an Age of Religious Pluralism'"--Acknowledgements. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 187 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789048190171 (electronic bk.) 9048190177 (electronic bk.) |
| ISSN: | 1871-0409 ; |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-90-481-9017-1 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |