Democratic authority and the separation of church and state / Robert Audi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Audi, Robert, 1941- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Religious aspects.

Democracy.

Religion and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 180 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Democratic states must protect the liberty of citizens and must accommodate both religious liberty and cultural diversity. This democratic imperative is one reason for the increasing secularity of most modern democracies. Religious citizens, however, commonly see a secular state as unfriendly toward religion. This book articulates principles that enable secular governments to protect liberty in a way that judiciously separates church and state and fully respects religious citizens. After presenting a brief account of the relation between religion and ethics, the book shows how ethics can be in

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Autonomy of Ethics and the Moral Authority of Religion; I. The Autonomy of Ethics; II. Moral Knowledge: General and Particular; III. Religion, Theology, and Ethics; IV. Theoethical Equilibrium: The Integration of Religion and Ethics; V. Divine Command Ethics and Secular Morality; 2. The Liberty of Citizens and the Responsibilities of Government; I. The Separation of Church and State and the Limits of Democratic Authority; II. The Liberty Principle and the Scope of Religious Freedom

III. The Equality Principle and the Case against EstablishmentIV. The Neutrality Principle: Accommodationist Secularity; V. Religious Neutrality, Valuational Neutrality, and Public Policy; 3. The Secular State and the Religious Citizen; I. Freedom of Expression in the Advocacy of Laws and Public Policies; II. Major Principles Governing the Advocacy of Laws and Public Policies; III. The Charge of Exclusivism toward Religious Reasons; IV. Natural Reason, Secularity, and Religious Conviction; V. Religious Reasons, Political Decision, and Toleration

IV. Privatization versus Activism: The Place of Religious Considerations in Public Political Discourse4. Democratic Tolerance and Religious Obligation in a Globalized World; I. The Nature of Tolerance; II. Is Tolerance a Virtue?; III. Toleration and Forgiveness; IV. The Normative Standards for Democratic Toleration; V. Religion in the Workplace as a Test Case for a Theory of Toleration; VI. Cosmopolitanism as a Framework for Tolerance; VII. Civic Virtue and Democratic Participation; VIII. International Implications of the Framework; Conclusion; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L

MN; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-020814-7

0-19-991934-8

1-283-23227-8

0-19-979614-9

OCLC:

746747084