Can God & Caesar coexist? : balancing religious freedom and international law / Robert F. Drinan.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. A new global right : religious freedom -- 2. The dimensions of the freedom of religion and of conscience -- 3. Religion in the structure of the United Nations -- 4. Religious freedom in the United States -- 5. Religious freedom and the European Court of Human Rights -- 6. Vatican II vigorously defends religious freedom -- 7. The rights of dissenters -- 8. Religious freedom and issues of gender and sexuality -- 9. When governments repress and persecute religion -- 10. The People's Republic of China and religious freedom -- 11. Religious freedom and the Muslim world -- 12. The world's Jewish community and religious freedom -- 13. Questions of God and Caesar -- App. A. United Nations declaration on the elimination of all forms of intolerance and of discrimination based on religion or belief (1981) -- App. B. Vatican II statement on the Jews.

"In this book, Father Drinan explores the state of religious freedom worldwide, arguing that international law and legal institutions have not gone far enough to protect religious freedom. The international community, says Father Drinan, has been slow to recognize the urgent need of balancing the requirements of a pluralistic society with the demands of religious freedom." "Despite numerous proclamations from the United Nations and from individual nations about the importance of religious freedom, says Father Drinan, there is still no covenant, legally binding instrument, or world tribunal to monitor freedom of religion. Drinan explores the status of religious freedom in certain Christian, Muslim, Jewish, and Communist societies whose doctrines may promote intolerance. And he asserts that the silence of international law allows nations to continue to punish persons who practice a faith viewed unfavorably by the government."--BOOK JACKET.

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