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Shah, T. ;
Religious Freedom^ Why Now? Defending an Embattled Human Right / Shah, T.. — Princeton : Withrspoon Institute, 2012. — ISBN 978-0-9814911-9-6
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ДКД 233.7 233
Зміст:
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part One: The Ground of Religious Freedom

1) What Is Religion? The Anthropological Basis of Religious Freedom
2) A Political Case for Religious Freedom
3) A Moral Case for Religious Freedom
4) A Religious Case for Religious Freedom
5) A Legal Case for Religious Freedom

Part Two: Religious Freedom and International Affairs

6) The Strategic Case for Religious Freedom
7) The Stategic Dimension: Policy Implications
Анотація:
Religious freedom is under sustained pressure today around the world. In some places, it is fair to say that religious freedom is under siege. This book is a response to that sobering fact. Although scant attention is paid by governments, the academy, or the media, the implications of this crisis—and we contend that it is a crisis—are quite serious. A worldwide erosion of religious freedom is causing large-scale human suffering, grave injustice, and significant threats to international peace and security. Outside the West, tens of millions of human beings are subject to violent persecution because of their religious beliefs, or those of their tormentors. Scores of millions more are subject to serious restrictions on their religious freedom. In the West itself, including the United States, religious freedom is also under various pressures. Where intellectual and political leaders treat religious freedom with skepticism or indifference, it is not surprising to find encroaching.