Liberalism's religion

Summary: "Liberal societies conventionally treat religion as unique under the law, requiring both special protection (as in guarantees of free worship) and special containment (to keep religion and the state separate). But recently this idea that religion requires a legal exception has come under fire from those who argue that religion is no different from any other conception of the good, and the state should treat all such conceptions according to principles of neutrality and equal liberty. Cécile Laborde agrees with much of this liberal egalitarian critique, but she argues that a simple analogy between the good and religion misrepresents the complex relationships among religion, law, and the state."--

Record details

ISBN: 9780674976269 (hardcover)
Physical Description: 335 pages ; 22 cm.
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Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2017.
Copyright: ©2017

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Liberal egalitarianism and the critique of religion -- Liberal egalitarianism and the exemptions puzzle -- Liberal egalitarianism and the state neutrality puzzle -- Disaggregating religion in non-establishment of religion: defending minimal secularism -- State sovereignty and freedom of association -- Disaggregating religion in freedom of religion: individual exemptions and liberal justice -- Conclusion