Beschreibung:
This book aims to address what is relatively absent from the literature by demonstrating the importance of natural law ethics in both establishing and preserving basic human rights, of which religious freedom has pride of place.
1 Introduction - Religious Freedom as the "First Freedom": What It Is and Why It Matters; 2 Natural Law and Our Cultural and Religious Traditions; 3 Religious Freedom, Natural Law, and the American Experiment; 4 Second Thoughts on "Pluralism," "Neutrality," and "Tolerance"; 5 Natural Law, Human Dignity, and Human Moral Obligation; 6 The Natural-Law Underpinnings of Religious Freedom - A Closer Look: Justice and Neighbor-Love in Symbiosis; 7 Human Personhood, Moral Truth, and What Is at Stake: A Test-Case; 8 Conclusion