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On the parity between religious and secular reasons

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The contributors to this Special Issue all suggest that Christianity is compatible with political liberalism. In this paper, I first illuminate the grounds of this compatibility. I then focus on one distinctive—yet unexplored—premise of the compatibility argument. This is the thought that religious and secular reasons are essentially on a par, in terms of their contribution to public reasoning. I critically examine Christopher Eberle’s claim that, as their epistemological status is equivalent, both secular and religious reasons may play a decisive role in justifying coercion-related state policies, including in contexts of war.
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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.5840/soctheorpract2021614133

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
Politics & Int Relations
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Publisher:
Philosophy Documentation Center
Journal:
Social Theory and Practice More from this journal
Volume:
47
Issue:
3
Pages:
575-587
Publication date:
2021-06-19
Acceptance date:
2020-12-18
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EISSN:
2154-123X
ISSN:
0037-802X


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English
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1152186
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2021-01-05
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