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- Title
The Lockean Case for Religious Tolerance: The Social Contract and the Irrationality of Persecution.
- Authors
Pevnick, Ryan
- Abstract
John Locke's non-religious arguments for tolerance are often seen as inadequate. He is criticized for: (1) failing to give reasons in support of a strict separation between the roles of church and state; and (2) wrongly insisting that the coercion of belief is irrational. I argue that once we understand Locke's arguments for tolerance within the context of his social contract framework, his non-sectarian arguments can circumvent such criticisms. Lockean arguments for tolerance are thus stronger than typically supposed.
- Subjects
LOCKE, John, 1632-1704; RELIGIOUS tolerance; CHURCH &; state; PERSECUTION; SOCIAL contract; RELIGION; GOVERNMENT policy
- Publication
Political Studies, 2009, Vol 57, Issue 4, p846
- ISSN
0032-3217
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-9248.2009.00796.x