Book contents
- Religious Speech and the Quest for Freedoms in the Anglo-American World
- Reviews
- Religious Speech and the Quest for Freedoms in the Anglo-American World
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Legacy of Freedom of Speech
- 2 The Legacy of Freedom of Press
- 3 The Legacy of Freedoms for the Criminally Accused
- 4 The Legacy of Higher Education
- 5 The Legacy of Abolition of Slavery
- 6 The Legacy of the Modern Civil Rights Movement
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Epilogue
Legacies of Judeo-Christian Faith and Religious Speech
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 April 2023
- Religious Speech and the Quest for Freedoms in the Anglo-American World
- Reviews
- Religious Speech and the Quest for Freedoms in the Anglo-American World
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Legacy of Freedom of Speech
- 2 The Legacy of Freedom of Press
- 3 The Legacy of Freedoms for the Criminally Accused
- 4 The Legacy of Higher Education
- 5 The Legacy of Abolition of Slavery
- 6 The Legacy of the Modern Civil Rights Movement
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Judeo-Christian faith and religious speech are increasingly excluded from the public square and from equal treatment compared to other belief systems. Challenges directed at religious faith and speech include arguments that speech relying on them should be excluded from the public square, that religious speech should not be protected by government, that religious speech should not be treated the same as other speech, and that instead it may be subjected to special restrictions. Similar challenges are increasingly aimed at freedom of speech generally. Yet Judeo-Christian faith and associated speech have given many valuable legacies to the world. The most acknowledged ones are much of freedom of religious exercise and other human rights, great art and architecture, great music and literature, hospitals and charities, and education and science. However, it is not widely acknowledged that Judeo-Christian faith and religious speech growing out of it were major forces behind at least six other expansions of human rights or freedoms: freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedoms of accused criminals, higher education, abolition of slavery, and the modern civil rights movement. These legacies came from various segments of Judeo-Christian faith: Puritans and Levellers, Roman Catholics, Evangelical Protestants, and Liberal Protestants and African-American Churches.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023