An Argument for More, Not Less, Religion in Australian Politics

Liberals, and others, have conventionally maintained that religion-state separation is the best guarantee of religious freedom. Many have also argued that religion-state separation entails keeping religion out of politics. But trying to quarantine religion and politics from one another is often coun...

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Auteur principal: Maddox, Marion (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Equinox Publ. 2009
Dans: Journal for the academic study of religion
Année: 2009, Volume: 22, Numéro: 3, Pages: 345-367
Sujets non-standardisés:B Church and state
B Religion And Politics
B Secularism
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Résumé:Liberals, and others, have conventionally maintained that religion-state separation is the best guarantee of religious freedom. Many have also argued that religion-state separation entails keeping religion out of politics. But trying to quarantine religion and politics from one another is often counter-productive, keeping important questions off-limits. A more inclusive approach would be to treat religion as a normal part of political debate, open, like everything else, to public discussion and contestation.
ISSN:2047-7058
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal for the academic study of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/arsr.v22i3.345