The limits of tolerance : enlightenment values and religious fanaticism

Denis Lacorne traces the emergence of the modern notion of religious tolerance in order to rethink how we should respond to its contemporary tensions. He defends the Enlightenment concept against recent attempts to circumscribe it, arguing that without it a pluralistic society cannot survive.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lacorne, Denis (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Published:	New York : Columbia University Press, [2019]
Subjects:	Toleration > History. Religious tolerance > History. Freedom of religion > History. Freedom of speech > History. Freedom of religion. Freedom of speech. Religious tolerance. Toleration. Electronic books. History.

Table of Contents:

Tolerance according to John Locke
Voltaire and modern tolerance
Tolerance in America
Tolerance in the Ottoman Empire
Tolerance in Venice
On blasphemy
Multicultural tolerance
Of veils and unveiling
New restrictions, new forms of tolerance
Should we tolerate the enemies of tolerance?
Tolerance in the age of terrorism.