Freedom of religion and the secular state / Russell Blackford. [electronic resource] Blackford, Russell, 1954- Freedom of religion. Religion and state. BL640 .B63 2011 201/.723 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Exploring the relationship between religion and the stateFocusing on the intersection of religion, law, and politics in contemporary liberal democracies, Blackford considers the concept of the secular state, revising and updating enlightenment views for the present day. Freedom of Religion and the Secular State offers a comprehensive analysis, with a global focus, of the subject of religious freedom from a legal as well as historical and philosophical viewpoint. It makes an original contribution to current debates about freedom of religion, and addresses a whole range of hot-button issues that. Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource (219 pages). http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118153321 eng Blackwell public philosophy ; 11 Blackwell public philosophy ; 11. Freedom of religion and the secular state. Freedom of religion and the secular state.