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Post-Liberal Religious Liberty Joel Harrison (University of Sydney)

Post-Liberal Religious Liberty By Joel Harrison (University of Sydney)

Post-Liberal Religious Liberty by Joel Harrison (University of Sydney)


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Why should we care about religious liberty? This book weaves together an answer from law, politics, and theology. It is for legal theorists debating this question and analysing religious liberty jurisprudence, political actors exploring our 'post-liberal' moment, and those wondering how Christian thought can shape law's relationship to religion.

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Post-Liberal Religious Liberty: Forming Communities of Charity by Joel Harrison (University of Sydney)

Why should we care about religious liberty? Leading commentators, United Kingdom courts, and the European Court of Human Rights have de-emphasised the special importance of religious liberty. They frequently contend it falls within a more general concern for personal autonomy. In this liberal egalitarian account, religious liberty claims are often rejected when faced with competing individual interests - the neutral secular state must protect us against the liberty-constraining acts of religions. Joel Harrison challenges this account. He argues that it is rooted in a theologically derived narrative of secularisation: rather than being neutral, it rests on a specific construction of 'secular' and 'religious' spheres. This challenge makes space for an alternative theological, political, and legal vision. Drawing from Christian thought, from St Augustine to John Milbank, Harrison develops a post-liberal focus on association. Religious liberty, he argues, facilitates creating communities seeking solidarity, fraternity, and charity - goals that are central to our common good.

Post-Liberal Religious Liberty Reviews

'An engaging read ...' Edward A. David, Studies in Christian Ethics

About Joel Harrison (University of Sydney)

Joel Harrison is Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney, Sydney Law School.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. The liberal egalitarian account; 3. Secularisation challenged; 4. Modern (Christian) responses; 5. The ecclesiological account; 6. Pluralism and disagreement; 7. Conclusion.

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NPB9781108836500
9781108836500
110883650X
Post-Liberal Religious Liberty: Forming Communities of Charity by Joel Harrison (University of Sydney)
New
Hardback
Cambridge University Press
2020-07-09
278
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