Religious Pluralism and Political Stability

This book argues that the principles and institutions of political liberalism are necessary conditions for achieving reliable stability amid conditions of pluralism. Only a political system of this sort can bring citizens' moral, religious, and political loyalties into robust agreement.

Autorentext

David Golemboski is Assistant Professor of Government and International Affairs at Augustana University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He teaches and writes on political theory and constitutional law, with a special focus on issues concerning law and religion.

Inhalt

Introduction, Part 1: Stability and the Foundations of Political Liberalism, 1. Justificatory Stability, 2. Hobbesian Political Liberalism, 3. Motivating Liberal Loyalty, Part 2: Justificatory Stability and the Law of Religion, 4. Conflicts of Loyalty in Religion and Law, 5. Religious Exemptions as a Mechanism for Political Stability, 6. Endorsement, Entanglement, and Religious Neutrality, 7. Conclusion