Roger Trigg
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199543670
- eISBN:
- 9780191701313
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199543670.003.0007
- Subject:
- Religion, Philosophy of Religion, Religion and Society
The first section of the chapter explains the ‘supremacy of God’ in context to the charter of rights and freedom. It argues that appeals to rights should be seen as part of a moral order which ...
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The first section of the chapter explains the ‘supremacy of God’ in context to the charter of rights and freedom. It argues that appeals to rights should be seen as part of a moral order which transcends political agreements, and which may be itself be religious in origin, to be effective. The second section examines the concept of religious hegemony by John Rawls. The third section looks into France's policy of ‘la laïcite’ that led the way on separating religion from the public sphere. The fourth section looks into the Enlightenment view that society was no longer seen as resting on any sacred foundation. The last section of the chapter examines the despotism of custom and the diversity of multiculturalism and liberty using John Stuart Mill's essay ‘On Liberty’.Less
The first section of the chapter explains the ‘supremacy of God’ in context to the charter of rights and freedom. It argues that appeals to rights should be seen as part of a moral order which transcends political agreements, and which may be itself be religious in origin, to be effective. The second section examines the concept of religious hegemony by John Rawls. The third section looks into France's policy of ‘la laïcite’ that led the way on separating religion from the public sphere. The fourth section looks into the Enlightenment view that society was no longer seen as resting on any sacred foundation. The last section of the chapter examines the despotism of custom and the diversity of multiculturalism and liberty using John Stuart Mill's essay ‘On Liberty’.
