Why Tolerate Religion?

Hardcover • 2012 • English

Why Tolerate Religion?

By Brian Leiter

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About the book

This provocative book addresses one of the most enduring puzzles in political philosophy and constitutional theory--why is religion singled out for preferential treatment in both law and public discourse? Why, for example, can a religious soup kitchen get an exemption from zoning laws in order to expand its facilities to better serve the needy, while a secular soup kitchen with the same goal cannot? Why is a Sikh boy permitted to wear his ceremonial dagger to school while any other boy could be ...Show more

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ISBN

9780691153612

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published year

2012

Language

English

Original title

Why Tolerate Religion?

Format

Hardcover

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