书目名称 | Religious Liberty in a Lockean Society |
编辑 | Elissa B. Alzate |
视频video | http://file.papertrans.cn/827/826733/826733.mp4 |
概述 | Derives clear criteria for balancing religious liberty with government authority and the rights of others..Provides a unique assessment of religious liberty in the United States using the political th |
丛书名称 | Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy |
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描述 | This book assesses the concept of religious liberty in the United States according to the political theory of John Locke. Protecting the individual freedom of religion without infringing on the rights of others or on legitimate political authority requires delicate balance. The work analyzes Locke’s concept of religious liberty and, from it, derives nine criteria for locating that balance. The most important of these criteria requires government neutrality and equality before the law. The United States has historically struggled with providing this balance, particularly through Supreme Court decisions, resulting in the passage of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). Application of Locke’s criteria for balancing religious liberty and government authority to three recent cases—a government employee, an employer, and a small business owner—reveal that RFRA legislation threatens this balance by undermining neutral government action and treats citizens unequally before the law.. |
出版日期 | Book 20171st edition |
关键词 | Religious liberty; John Locke; American founder religion; Kim Davis; Hobby Lobby; Arlene‘s Flowers; Second |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58414-4 |
isbn_ebook | 978-1-137-58414-4Series ISSN 2731-6769 Series E-ISSN 2731-6777 |
issn_series | 2731-6769 |
copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 |