The Politics of Toleration: Tolerance and Intolerance in Modern Life

by Susan Mendus

Toleration is a core issue within contemporary political debates. In this book distinguished public figures, including philosophers, historians, lawyers and religious leaders reflect on the importance of tolerance and the dangers of intolerance, both historically and in the present day. George Carey and Julia Neuberger concentrate on the issues surrounding religious toleration while Helena Kennedy emphasises the role of toleration in legal contexts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748610944
• ISBN13: 9780748610945
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 168 Pages