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Intolerant Religion in a Tolerant-Liberal Democracy

Name: Intolerant Religion in a Tolerant-Liberal Democracy
Brand: Hart Publishing
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Author: Yossi Nehushtan
ISBN: 9781509920082

By Yossi Nehushtan

Hart Publishing January 2018

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ISBN-13: 9781509920082
Publisher: Hart Publishing
Publication: January 2018
Format: Paperback , 232 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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This book aims to examine and critically analyse the role that religion has and should have in the public and legal sphere. The main purpose of the book is to explain why religion, on the whole, should not be tolerated in a tolerant-liberal democracy and to describe exactly how it should not be tolerated – mainly by addressing legal issues.

The main arguments of the book are, first, that as a general rule illiberal intolerance should not be tolerated; secondly, that there are meaningful, unique links between religion and intolerance, and between holding religious beliefs and holding intolerant views (and ultimately acting upon these views); and thirdly, that the religiosity of a legal claim is normally a reason, although not necessarily a prevailing one, not to accept that claim.

1. Introduction

2. The Principle of Tolerance

I. Introduction

II. The Definition of Tolerance and the Right to be Tolerated

III. The Components of Tolerance

IV. Tolerance and Grudge

V. Tolerance and Power

VI. Conclusion

3. The Limits of Liberal Tolerance

I. Introduction: Perfectionist Liberalism as a Starting Point

II. The Limits of Tolerance: Reciprocity and Proportionality

III. Who is the True Intolerant One?

IV. Conclusion

4. A Tolerant-Liberal Democracy

I. The Competing Political Theories

II. The Case Against Neutrality

III. A Pluralistic-Liberal State or a Tolerant-Liberal State? The Re-Establishment of Tolerance

5. The Theoretical and Empirical Links Between Religion and Intolerance

I. Introduction

II. The Empirical Findings

III. The Theoretical Links Between Religion and Intolerance

IV. Is the Co-Existence of Religion and Prejudice Paradoxical?

V. Conclusion

6. Accommodating Religion by Granting Conscientious Exemptions: Is Religion Special?

I. Accommodating Religion by Granting Conscientious Exemptions

II. Conscientious Exemptions as an Expression of Tolerance

III. Is Religion Special?: Five Possible Answers

IV. Neutral Approaches

V. 'Equal Regard' Approaches

VI. Liberal Value-Based Approaches

VII. Pro-Religion Approaches

VIII. Anti-Religion Approaches

IX. Conclusion: Is Religion Special?

7. Conclusion

I. A Short Introduction to the Conclusion

II. Why and when the Religiosity of a Claim for Accommodation or Exemption Matters

III. And a Final Conclusion IV. Post-Conclusion: A Note about Religion, the Academic World and the Real World

About the Author

Yossi Nehushtan is Senior Lecturer at the School of Law, Keele University, and Co-Director of the MA in Human Rights, Globalization and Justice.

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