Pluralism and Freedom - Faith-Based Organizations in a Democratic Society (Paperback)

Faith-based organizations play a major role in providing a host of health, educational, and social services to the public. Nearly all these efforts, however, have been accompanied by intense debate and numerous legal challenges. The right of faith-based organizations to hire based on religion, the presence of religious symbols and icons in rooms where government-subsidized services are provided, and the enforcement of gay civil rights to which some faith-based organizations object all continue to be subjects of intense debate and numerous court cases. In Pluralism and Freedom, Stephen Monsma explores the question of how much autonomy should faith-based organizations retain when they enter the public realm? He contends that pluralism and freedom demand their religious freedom be respected, but that freedom of all religious traditions and of the general public and secular groups be equally respected, ideals that neither the left nor the right live up to. In response, Monsma argues that democratic pluralism requires a genuine, authentic-but also a limited-autonomy for faith-based organizations providing public services, and offers practical, concrete public policy applications of this framework in practice.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2013
First published:	December 2013
Authors:	Stephen V. Monsma
Dimensions:	232 x 155 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	260
ISBN-13:	978-1-4422-1431-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > Charities & voluntary services Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Religious freedom Books > Religion & Spirituality > General
LSN:	1-4422-1431-7
Barcode:	9781442214316

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