Description
This illuminating study traces the historical and philosophical foundations of religious liberty through the life and thought of Roger Williams, whose challenge to religious coercion helped shape the idea of freedom of conscience. It examines the tensions between faith, government, persecution, and civil peace, while placing Williams’s arguments in conversation with Stoic philosophy and broader traditions of natural rights. With characteristic clarity and moral seriousness, the book shows why protecting individual conscience remains essential to pluralistic democracy and peaceful coexistence.
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hardcover
Basic Books
Published Feb 4, 2008
320 pages
ISBN: 9780465051649
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First Published
2008
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Liberty of Conscience by Martha Nussbaum.