Pluralism and Freedom: Faith-Based Organizations in a Democratic Society
| AUTHOR | Monsma, Stephen V. |
| PUBLISHER | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (12/09/2011) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
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 V. 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.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9781442214309
ISBN-10:
1442214309
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
238
Carton Quantity:
20
Product Dimensions:
6.20 x 0.90 x 9.10 inches
Weight:
1.05 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Dust Cover,
Price on Product,
Table of Contents
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Political Science | History & Theory - General
Political Science | Religion, Politics & State
Political Science | NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations)
Grade Level:
Post Graduate
and up
Dewey Decimal:
361.750
Library of Congress Control Number:
2011037530
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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 V. 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.
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Author:
Monsma, Stephen V.
Stephen V. Monsma is a senior research fellow at the Henry Institute, Calvin College, and professor of political science emeritus at Pepperdine University.
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