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1 online resource (219 pages). 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. Front Matter -- Motivation and Overview -- A Short History of Religious Intolerance -- Hobbes, Locke, and their Legacy: Models of the Modern State -- Religious Impositions and Endorsements -- Religion-Based Morality and the Secular State -- Persecution, Accommodation, and Conscientious Objection -- Private Power, Religious Communities, and the State -- Religious Freedom and the Interests of Children -- Religious Freedom and Freedom of Speech -- Back to Locke: Concluding Remarks -- Index. Motivation and overview -- A short history of religious intolerance -- Hobbes, Locke, and their legacy: models of the modern state -- Religious impositions and endorsements -- Religion-based morality and the secular state -- Persecution, accommodation, and conscientious objection -- Private power, religious communities, and the state -- Religious freedom and the interests of children -- Religious freedom and freedom of speech -- Back to Locke. Russell Blackford. Includes bibliographical references and index. Freedom of religion Religion and state Religion RELIGION Religion, Politics & State Freedom of religion Religion and state BL640 .B63 2011 201/.723 Blackford, Russell, 1954- Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 (DLC) 2011024992 (OCoLC)732318612 9781118153321 1118153324 9781118153291 1118153294 9781118153307 1118153308 9780470658864 047065886X 10.1002/9781118153321 Wiley InterScience 14D58991-EADB-4B21-AE4A-D5BFBE6DB1AF OverDrive, Inc. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118153321 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118153321 DG1 120119 20171115122311.0 ocn773301525 eng