Description |
xviii pages, 1 leaf, 604 pages ; 24 cm |
Note |
"This study has been accomplished under the auspices of a joint committee appointed by the Foreign missions conference of North America and the Federal council of the churches of Christ in America and is published for the committee." |
Bibliography |
"List of publications cited": pages 583-596. |
Contents |
Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- I. The problems of religious liberty today:case studies of most acute difficulty:1. Soviet Russia -- 2. The Moslem countries -- 3. Spain -- Case studies of serious difficulty: 4. Germany -- 4a. German-occupied territories -- 5. Fascist Italy -- 6.Imperial Japan -- 7. India -- 8. Mexico -- 9. Latin America -- Case studies of minor issues in liberty: 10. England and the British Commonwealth -- 11. The United States -- Survey of other areas -- Summary review of the problems of religious liberty today -- II. Problems of religious liberty in history, Christendom: 1. Lands predominantly Roman Catholic or Protestant -- 2. Lands of the Orthodox churches -- Non-Christian societies: 3. Lands of classical antiquity -- 4. Moslem lands -- 5. India -- 6. China (note on Korea and Indo-China) -- 7. Japan -- Summary -- III. What is religious liberty? 1. Definitions and specifications -- 2. Relations of church and state -- 3. Religious liberty in education -- 4. Religious liberty in relation with general liberties -- 5. Religious liberty and the position of a religious body both as to its own members and as to other religious bodies -- Summary -- IV. The grounds of religious liberty: 1. Natural law and natural rights -- 2. Religious liberty and the interests of the organized community -- 3. Religious liberty in terms of ethics and philosophy -- 4. Religious liberty in terms of Christian theology and tradition -- 5. The position of the Roman Catholic church -- Summary -- V. Religious liberty in law: 1. Religious liberty in internatonal law -- 2. Constitutional provisions for religious liberty -- Summary -- VI. Conclusions and proposals: 1. Selective review of the contemporary problem -- 2. Proposals in the field of religion -- 3. Proposals in the field of education and public opinion -- 4. Proposals in the field of government and law --List of publications cited -- Index. |
Subject |
Freedom of religion.
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Added Author |
International Missionary Council.
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Other Form: |
Online version: Bates, M. Searle (Miner Searle), 1897-1978. Religious liberty. New York, London, International missionary council, 1945 (OCoLC)654280275 |
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