Religious Liberty in a Lockean Society - Elissa B. Alzate

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2017 | 1st ed. 2017
IX, 104 Seiten
Palgrave Macmillan US (Verlag)
978-1-137-58414-4 (ISBN)
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This book assesses the concept of religious liberty in the United States according to the political theory of John Locke. Protecting the individual freedom of religion without infringing on the rights of others or on legitimate political authority requires delicate balance. The work analyzes Locke's concept of religious liberty and, from it, derives nine criteria for locating that balance. The most important of these criteria requires government neutrality and equality before the law. The United States has historically struggled with providing this balance, particularly through Supreme Court decisions, resulting in the passage of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). Application of Locke's criteria for balancing religious liberty and government authority to three recent cases-a government employee, an employer, and a small business owner-reveal that RFRA legislation threatens this balance by undermining neutral government action and treats citizens unequally before the law.



Elissa B. Alzate is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Winona State University, USA. She authored 'From Individual to Citizen: Enhancing the Bonds of Citizenship Through Religion in Locke's Political Theory,' Polity (2014) and From Concept to Dialogue: An Introduction to Political Theory (2017). She teaches courses in toleration and religion in politics.


This book assesses the concept of religious liberty in the United States according to the political theory of John Locke. Protecting the individual freedom of religion without infringing on the rights of others or on legitimate political authority requires delicate balance. The work analyzes Locke's concept of religious liberty and, from it, derives nine criteria for locating that balance. The most important of these criteria requires government neutrality and equality before the law. The United States has historically struggled with providing this balance, particularly through Supreme Court decisions, resulting in the passage of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). Application of Locke's criteria for balancing religious liberty and government authority to three recent cases-a government employee, an employer, and a small business owner-reveal that RFRA legislation threatens this balance by undermining neutral government action and treats citizens unequally before the law.

Elissa B. Alzate is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Winona State University, USA. She authored “From Individual to Citizen: Enhancing the Bonds of Citizenship Through Religion in Locke’s Political Theory,” Polity (2014) and From Concept to Dialogue: An Introduction to Political Theory (2017). She teaches courses in toleration and religion in politics.

1. Balancing Religious Liberty in the United States.-2. John Locke and Religious Liberty.- 3. Religious Liberty, Free Exercise, and RFRA in the United States.- 4. 4.Assessing Religious Liberty in a Lockean Society. 

Erscheint lt. Verlag 27.6.2017
Reihe/Serie Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy
Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy
Zusatzinfo IX, 104 p.
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Allgemeines / Lexika
Geisteswissenschaften Religion / Theologie
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Politische Theorie
Schlagworte American founder religion • Arlene's Flowers • Hobby Lobby • John Locke • Kim Davis • Liberty of conscience • Religious Freedom Restoration Act • Religious Liberty • Second Treatise • Sherbert Smith
ISBN-10 1-137-58414-9 / 1137584149
ISBN-13 978-1-137-58414-4 / 9781137584144
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