Democratic states must protect the liberty of citizens and must accommodate both religious liberty and cultural diversity. This democratic imperative is one reason for the increasing secularity of most modern democracies. Religious citizens, however, commonly see a secular state as unfriendly toward religion. This book articulates principles that enable secular governments to protect liberty in a way that judiciously separates church and state and fully respects religious citizens. After presenting a brief account of the relation between religion and ethics, the book shows how ethics can be independent of religion-evidentially autonomous in a way that makes moral knowledge possible for secular citizens-without denying religious sources a moral authority of their own. With this account in view, it portrays a church-state separation that requires governments not only to avoid religious establishment but also to maintain religious neutrality. The book shows how religious neutrality is related to such issues as teaching evolutionary biology in public schools, the legitimacy of vouchers to fund private schooling, and governmental support of "faith-based initiatives." The final chapter shows how the proposed theory of religion and politics incorporates toleration and forgiveness as elements in flourishing democracies. Tolerance and forgiveness are described; their role in democratic citizenship is clarified; and in this light a conception of civic virtue is proposed. Overall, the book advances the theory of liberal democracy, clarifies the relation between religion and ethics, provides distinctive principles governing religion in politics, and provides a theory of toleration for pluralistic societies. It frames institutional principles to guide governmental policy toward religion; it articulates citizenship standards for political conduct by individuals; it examines the case for affirming these two kinds of standards on the basis of what, historically, has been called natural reason; and it defends an account of toleration that enhances the practical application of the ethical framework both in individual nations and in the international realm.

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Audi, Robert

IRL Press at Oxford University Press

Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

German Historical Institute London

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

New York, New York State, 2011

1, PT, 2011

2011 12 30

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Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Preface and Acknowledgments......Page 8
Introduction......Page 14
1. The Autonomy of Ethics and the Moral Authority of Religion......Page 20
I. The Autonomy of Ethics......Page 22
II. Moral Knowledge: General and Particular......Page 24
III. Religion, Theology, and Ethics......Page 26
IV. Theoethical Equilibrium: The Integration of Religion and Ethics......Page 31
V. Divine Command Ethics and Secular Morality......Page 36
2. The Liberty of Citizens and the Responsibilities of Government......Page 48
I. The Separation of Church and State and the Limits of Democratic Authority......Page 50
II. The Liberty Principle and the Scope of Religious Freedom......Page 51
III. The Equality Principle and the Case against Establishment......Page 54
IV. The Neutrality Principle: Accommodationist Secularity......Page 56
V. Religious Neutrality, Valuational Neutrality, and Public Policy......Page 59
I. Freedom of Expression in the Advocacy of Laws and Public Policies......Page 70
II. Major Principles Governing the Advocacy of Laws and Public Policies......Page 74
III. The Charge of Exclusivism toward Religious Reasons......Page 81
IV. Natural Reason, Secularity, and Religious Conviction......Page 87
V. Religious Reasons, Political Decision, and Toleration......Page 97
IV. Privatization versus Activism: The Place of Religious Considerations in Public Political Discourse......Page 101
4. Democratic Tolerance and Religious Obligation in a Globalized World......Page 116
I. The Nature of Tolerance......Page 117
II. Is Tolerance a Virtue?......Page 119
III. Toleration and Forgiveness......Page 124
IV. The Normative Standards for Democratic Toleration......Page 126
V. Religion in the Workplace as a Test Case for a Theory of Toleration......Page 134
VI. Cosmopolitanism as a Framework for Tolerance......Page 140
VII. Civic Virtue and Democratic Participation......Page 145
VIII. International Implications of the Framework......Page 159
Conclusion......Page 162
Notes......Page 168
C......Page 186
G......Page 187
M......Page 188
P......Page 189
S......Page 190
W......Page 191

This book presents a brief account of the relation between religion and ethics, and then shows how ethics can be independent of religion. It portays a church-state separation where governments avoid religious establishments and maintain religious neutrality. This work shows how this religious neutrality is related to such issues as teaching evolutionary biology in public schools, the legitimacy of vouchers to fund private schooling, and governmental support of "faith-based initiatives."

This Text Clarifies The Relation Between Religion And Ethics Articulates Principles Governing Religion In Politics, And Outlines A Theory Of Civic Virtue. It Frames Institutional Principles To Guide Governmental Policies Toward Religion And Counterpart Standards To Guide Individual Citizens. Robert Audi. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

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