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Author Bates, M. Searle (Miner Searle), 1897-1978.

Title Religious liberty: an inquiry [by] M. Searle Bates ...

Publication Info. New York; London : International missionary council, 1945.

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 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  261.7 B31    Check Shelf
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.
Added Author International Missionary Council.
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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