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Religious Freedom : Why Now? : Defending an Embattled Human Right by the Witherspoon Institute Task Force on International Religious Freedom; Timothy Samuel Shah, principal author; Matthew J. Franck, editor-in-chief; Thomas F. Farr, chairman of the task force is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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Religious Freedom Is Under Sustained Pressure Today Around The World. In Some Places, It Is Fair To Say That Religious Freedom Is Under Siege. This Book Is A Response To That Sobering Fact. Although Scant Attention Is Paid By Governments, The Academy, Or The Media, The Implications Of This Crisis Are Quite Serious. A Worldwide Erosion Of Religious Freedom Is Causing Large-scale Human Suffering, Grave Injustice, And Significant Threats To International Peace And Security. Outside The West, Tens Of Millions Of Human Beings Are Subject To Violent Persecution Because Of Their Religious Beliefs, Or Those Of Their Tormentors. Scores Of Millions More Are Subject To Serious Restrictions On Their Religious Freedom. In The West Itself, Including The United States, Religious Freedom Is Also Under Various Pressures. Where Intellectual And Political Leaders Treat Religious Freedom With Skepticism Or Indifference, It Is Not Surprising To Find Encroaching Threats To The Conscience Rights And The Public Witness Of Religious Persons, Communities, And Institutions, And A Failure To Perceive The High Importance Of Religious Freedom In Our Relations With The Rest Of The World. This Book Examines The V

Author

the Witherspoon Institute Task Force on International Religious Freedom; Timothy Samuel Shah, principal author; Matthew J. Franck, editor-in-chief; Thomas F. Farr, chairman of the task force

Publisher

The Witherspoon Institute

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9780985108700

Subjects

Religion, Christian