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Debating Religious Liberty and Discrimination

John Corvino

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Description for Debating Religious Liberty and Discrimination Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HP; HPS; HR; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Virtually everyone supports religious liberty, and virtually everyone opposes discrimination. But how do we handle the hard questions that arise when exercises of religious liberty seem to discriminate unjustly? How do we promote the common good while respecting conscience in a diverse society? This point-counterpoint book brings together leading voices in the culture wars to debate such questions: John Corvino, a longtime LGBT-rights advocate, opposite Ryan T. Anderson and Sherif Girgis, prominent young social conservatives. Many such questions have arisen in response to same-sex marriage: How should we treat county clerks who do not wish to authorize such ... Read more

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Oxford University Press Inc

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Paperback

Publication date

2017

Condition

New

Weight

28g

Number of Pages

352

Place of Publication

New York, United States

ISBN

9780190603076

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V9780190603076

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About John Corvino

John Corvino is Chair of the Philosophy Department at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He is the co-author (with Maggie Gallagher) of Debating Same-Sex Marriage (June 2012) and the author of What's Wrong with Homosexuality? (January 2013), both from Oxford University Press. Ryan T. Anderson is the William E. Simon Senior Research Fellow in American Principles and Public ... Read more

Reviews for Debating Religious Liberty and Discrimination

Overall, this book is a thought-provoking endeavour, and it is commendable that the authors have tried to challenge one another and to find areas of agreement. Their willingness to reach out and engage in reasoned debate is valuable in and of itself.
Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
...the U.S. remains a large country with citizens of many religions, diametrically ... Read moreopposed opinions, and lifestyles that will inevitably clash. Given that conflict is unavoidable, the authors agree that we ought to foster a culture in which we can seek common ground and conduct debate on the plane of ideas and policy, rather than descend into endless painful lawsuits or bitter social-media feuds with our ideological opponents. Corvino, Anderson, and Girgis illustrate in this compelling book that such a judicious debate can take place and can generate fruitful conversation, as well as delineate areas of authentic agreement and practical compromise. And, perhaps even better than that, they give us the tools we can use to find those agreements and compromises ourselves.
National Review
Debating Religious Liberty and Discrimination ... raises the plausibility of living with greater diversity of thought on fundamental issues in civil society. Learning to tolerate religious disagreement has been a signal achievement of liberal societies, and if we can live together with mutually exclusive but also reciprocally respectful religious systems thriving in civil society, why can't we expand the scope of that tolerance to include other moral and social issues that divide us?
LA Review of Books
... all three authors deserve praise for tackling this subject in this way. They disagree civilly and engage with one another substantively and thoughtfully. In an age when discussions of religious liberty often devolve into cheap political point-scoring, the fact that elevated debate occurred with both charity and clarity is perhaps the ultimate value of this book. May it be a model to disputants on this and other heated subjects, for years to come.
The Weekly Standard
In our deeply divided nation, Debating Religious Liberty and Discrimination is a refreshing and hope-inspiring book. Provocative, clear, careful in argument, searching in coverage, it shows that people who strongly disagree can both find much common ground and also articulate their differences with respect and care, fostering a community of reason. It will be a wonderful book for undergraduate teaching, but it is also challenging for people well-versed in the subject, whether they agree or disagree.
Martha C. Nussbaum, School of Law and Department of Philosophy, The University of Chicago
Though the authors test the boundaries, they remain within the assumptions of American constitutional discourse and achieve a well-organized, clear, and civil exploration of the issues.
Sotirios A. Barber, The Review of Politics
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