Toleration in a new key: historical and global perspectives Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • This article challenges two dominant views of religious and cultural toleration, namely, that it is modern and that it is Western. It claims instead that both medieval Latin thought and many non-Western traditions embraced a position that coherently defends tolerance beliefs and practices. Specifically, the article identifies four approaches that clearly favour toleration: scepticism, functionalism, nationalism and mysticism. 2011 Taylor & Francis.

published proceedings

  • CRITICAL REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

author list (cited authors)

  • Nederman, C. J.

citation count

  • 5

complete list of authors

  • Nederman, Cary J

publication date

  • January 2011