How far can religion play a part in the public sphere, or should it be only a private matter? Roger Trigg examines this question in the context of today's pluralist societies. Should we celebrate diversity, or are matters of truth at stake? In particular, can we maintain our love of freedom, while cutting it off from religious roots?

Roger Trigg is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick, Senior Research Fellow at the Ian Ramsey Centre, University of Oxford, and a Fellow of International Society for Science and Religion. His latest book is Beyond Matter: Why Science Needs Metaphysics (Templeton Press, 2015). He is also joint editor, with Justin Barrett, of The Roots of Religion: Exploring the Cognitive Science of Religion (Routledge, 2014).

• Introduction


• 1: Church and State


• 2: Reason and Freedom


• 3: Religious Liberty


• 4: Rights and Freedoms


• 5: Multi-Culturalism and Religion


• 6: The Role of the State


• 7: Must Democracy be Religiously Neutral?


• 8: Law and Religion


• 9: Religion in State Education


• 10: Must We Privatize Religion?


• 11: Under God?


• Conclusion