BUILDING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: A THEORY OF CHANGE
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Religious Freedom and Economic Prosperity
The basic notion that an individual’s freedom to choose will advance society at large is a cornerstone of political philosophy and of the economic theory of the Western world. Early political philosophers such as John Stuart Mill and legendary economists such as Adam Smith have advocated a utilitarian approach to political and economic life, in which the advancement of one’s own interests also ...
متن کاملBeyond Tolerance: Globalization, Freedom, and Religious Pluralism
If “Globalization” is to mean something other than imposing a single set of uniform, unexamined, and unchallengeable ideas on the entire human race, we must find ways to incorporate concepts of difference, freedom, and religious pluralism. If we are to build a truly human and humane global community, we must rethink (i) human nature (especially as regards the age-old search for spiritual values...
متن کاملFor Religious Coexistence in Peace and Freedom
The Swiss Council of Religions decisively rejects the Minaret Initiative. The Council, which consists of leaders from the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim communities, is dedicated to protecting religious peace in Switzerland and to strengthening trust among the churches and religious communities. The Minaret Initiative would bring about just the opposite. It instrumentalizes religion for politica...
متن کاملReligious Freedom as a Fundamental Right: A Psychological View
I am not a religious person in terms of a confessional belief, nor am I a politician. I am just a psychologist and psychiatrist. In addition, I am a citizen of my country. Russia and the United States are quite similar: Both are great countries with multiethnic populations and mosaic cultures. At the same time we are quite different, particularly regarding our sociocultural expectations and att...
متن کاملA Research Agenda on Religious Freedom in China
R eligious freedom in China, a subject that has appeared frequently in international news, governmental documents, and reports of nongovernmental organizations (NGO), has been understudied by academic scholars both inside and outside China. Inside China, and to some extent outside China as well, many scholars seem to be afraid that religious freedom is a politically oversensitive topic to the C...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Review of Faith & International Affairs
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1557-0274,1931-7743
DOI: 10.1080/15570274.2012.706437