Church-State Relations: Dilemmas of Human Freedom and Coercion
The author addresses the issue of coercion and its impact on morality in church-state relations. Topics covered include religious critics since the Enlightenment period viewed Christianity as a religion that is intolerant and critical to other faiths, the relation of Christian pacifism towards the s...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage
[2015]
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The expository times
Year: 2015, Volume: 126, Issue: 10, Pages: 469-474 |
IxTheo Classification: | KAA Church history KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity SA Church law; state-church law |
Further subjects: | B
Ethics
B DURESS (Law) B Pacifism B CHRISTIANITY & other religions B Religious Aspects B CHURCH & state |
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Summary: | The author addresses the issue of coercion and its impact on morality in church-state relations. Topics covered include religious critics since the Enlightenment period viewed Christianity as a religion that is intolerant and critical to other faiths, the relation of Christian pacifism towards the split of the religion with the Roman Empire and John Chrysostom defending the separation of church and state through Christianity refusing coercion. |
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ISSN: | 1745-5308 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: The expository times
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0014524615571485 |