Author: | Teresa M. Bejan | ISBN: | 9780674972742 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | January 2, 2017 |
Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
Author: | Teresa M. Bejan |
ISBN: | 9780674972742 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
Publication: | January 2, 2017 |
Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
Language: | English |
In liberal democracies committed to tolerating diversity as well as disagreement, the loss of civility in the public sphere seems critical. But is civility really a virtue, or a demand for conformity that silences dissent? Teresa Bejan looks at early modern debates about religious toleration for answers about what a civil society should look like.
In liberal democracies committed to tolerating diversity as well as disagreement, the loss of civility in the public sphere seems critical. But is civility really a virtue, or a demand for conformity that silences dissent? Teresa Bejan looks at early modern debates about religious toleration for answers about what a civil society should look like.