How far should religious practices be curtailed in pursuit of other social goals, such as equality and the removal of discrimination? This book reasons that religious freedom is one of our most precious freedoms, and essential to democracy, drawing on examples from across the Western world.

• Introduction


• 1: Does Religious Freedom Matter?


• 2: Does Equality Trump Freedom?


• 3: Religious Beliefs and Institutions.


• 4: Equal Beliefs?


• 5: Is Religious Toleration Enough?


• 6: Freedom from the Law?


• 7: Belief and Practice


• 8: Necessary Limits to Religious Freedom


• 9: The Challenge of Equality


• 10: The Foundations of Equality and Freedom


• Conclusion