God and free speech: A quaker perspective on the Satanic Verses controversy

This paper offers a Quaker perspective on the issues raised for British society by the Satanic Verses controversy. It is argued that the Quaker rejection of coercive power is founded upon the story of Jesus Christ. The origins of Quaker attitudes to free speech are located in seventeenth-century Pur...

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Main Author: Herbert, David (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Routledge [1993]
In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 1993, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, Pages: 257-267
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