CHALLENGE OF PLURALISM 3EDPaperback
CHALLENGE OF PLURALISM 3EDPaperback In a thoroughly revised and expanded edition that now includes France, this essential text offers a rigorous, systematic comparison of church-state relations in…
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CHALLENGE OF PLURALISM 3EDPaperback
In a thoroughly revised and expanded edition that now includes France, this essential text offers a rigorous, systematic comparison of church-state relations in six Western nations: the United States, France, England, Germany, the Netherlands, and Australia. The book demonstrates, however, that each has taken substantially different approaches to resolving basic church-state questions. As successful and stable political democracies, these countries share a commitment to protecting the religious rights of their citizens.
The authors examine both the historical roots of those differences and more recent conflicts over Islam and other religious minorities, explain how contemporary church-state issues are addressed, and provide a framework for assessing the success of each of the six states in protecting the religious rights of its citizens using a framework based on the ideal of