The Limits of Tolerance Enlightenment Values and Religious Fanaticism |
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| Author:
| Lacorne, Denis |
| Translator:
| Delogu, C. Jon |
| Series title: | Religion, Culture, and Public Life Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-18714-5 |
| Publication Date: | May 2019 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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Denis Lacorne traces the emergence of the modern notion of religious tolerance in order to rethink how we should respond to its contemporary tensions. He defends the Enlightenment concept against recent attempts to circumscribe it, arguing that without it a pluralistic society cannot survive.
Denis Lacorne traces the emergence of the modern notion of religious tolerance in order to rethink how we should respond to its contemporary tensions. He defends the Enlightenment concept against recent attempts to circumscribe it, arguing that without it a pluralistic society cannot survive.