Religion in Public Life: Must Faith Be Privatized?

by Roger Trigg

How far can religion play a part in the public sphere, or should it be only a private matter? Roger Trigg examines this question in the context of today's pluralist societies, where many different beliefs clamor for attention. Should we celebrate diversity, or are matters of truth at stake? In particular, can we maintain our love of freedom, while cutting it off from religious roots? In societies in which there are many conflicting beliefs, the place...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199543674
• ISBN13: 9780199543670
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 7.9"