Responses to Religious Dissenters and Refugees: Lessons from Early Modern History

Given contemporary social conflict and political struggles with diversity and difference, we would be foolish to think that we have little to learn from the past. Early modern people faced questions regarding treatment of religious dissenters and refugees that are similar to ones facing us today. Wh...

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Published in:The review of faith & international affairs
Main Author: Coffey, John (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2022
In: The review of faith & international affairs
Further subjects:B Pluralism
B dissenters
B Religious Minorities
B Tolerance
B Religious Freedom
B Refugees
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Summary:Given contemporary social conflict and political struggles with diversity and difference, we would be foolish to think that we have little to learn from the past. Early modern people faced questions regarding treatment of religious dissenters and refugees that are similar to ones facing us today. What obligations do we have to the displaced and the persecuted? How do we respond to religious and ideological others? And just how far does our hospitality extend?
ISSN:1931-7743
Contains:Enthalten in: The review of faith & international affairs
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/15570274.2022.2031047