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The Lockean Case for Religious Tolerance: The Social Contract and the Irrationality of Persecution

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John Locke's non‐religious arguments for tolerance are often seen as inadequate. He is criticized for: (1) failing to give reasons in support of a strict separation between the roles of church and state; and (2) wrongly insisting that the coercion of belief is irrational. I argue that once we understand Locke's arguments for tolerance within the context of his social contract framework, his non‐sectarian arguments can circumvent such criticisms. Lockean arguments for tolerance are thus stronger than typically supposed.

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  • Ryan Pevnick, 2009. "The Lockean Case for Religious Tolerance: The Social Contract and the Irrationality of Persecution," Political Studies, Political Studies Association, vol. 57(4), pages 846-865, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:polstu:v:57:y:2009:i:4:p:846-865
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2009.00796.x
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    1. Timothy Stanton, 2006. "Locke and the Politics and Theology of Toleration," Political Studies, Political Studies Association, vol. 54(1), pages 84-102, March.
    2. Kraynak, Robert P., 1980. "John Locke: From Absolutism to Toleration," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 74(1), pages 53-69, March.
    3. Timothy Stanton, 2006. "Locke and the Politics and Theology of Toleration," Political Studies, Political Studies Association, vol. 54, pages 84-102, March.
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    1. John William Tate, 2010. "Locke, Rationality and Persecution," Political Studies, Political Studies Association, vol. 58(5), pages 988-1008, December.

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