Title The limits of tolerance : enlightenment values and religious fanaticism / Denis Lacorne ; translated by C. Jon Delogu and Robin Emlein

Published New York : Columbia University Press, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 280 pages) Series Religion, culture, and public life Religion, culture, and public life. Contents Tolerance according to John Locke -- Voltaire and modern tolerance -- Tolerance in America -- Tolerance in the Ottoman Empire -- Tolerance in Venice -- On blasphemy -- Multicultural tolerance -- Of veils and unveiling -- New restrictions, new forms of tolerance -- Should we tolerate the enemies of tolerance? -- Tolerance in the age of terrorism Summary Denis Lacorne traces the emergence of the modern notion of religious tolerance in order to rethink how we should respond to its contemporary tensions. He defends the Enlightenment concept against recent attempts to circumscribe it, arguing that without it a pluralistic society cannot survive Notes Translated from the French Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 27, 2019) Subject Toleration -- History Religious tolerance -- History Freedom of religion -- History. Freedom of speech -- History PHILOSOPHY -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy. PHILOSOPHY -- Political. Freedom of religion Freedom of speech Religious tolerance Toleration Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2018059537 ISBN 0231547048 9780231547048

Other Titles Frontières de la tolérance. English

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