TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bates,M.Searle
ED  - International Missionary Council.
TI  - Religious liberty: an inquiry
T2  - Studies in the world mission of Christianity
AV  - BV741 .B3
U1  - 261.7 
PY  - 1945///
CY  - New York, London
PB  - International missionary council
KW  - Freedom of religion
KW  - fast
KW  - Godsdienstvrijheid
KW  - gtt
KW  - nli
N1  - "This study has been accomplished under the auspices of a joint committee appointed by the Foreign missions conference of North America and the Federal council of the churches of Christ in America and is published for the committee."; "List of publications cited": pages 583-596; Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- I. The problems of religious liberty today:case studies of most acute difficulty:1. Soviet Russia -- 2. The Moslem countries -- 3. Spain -- Case studies of serious difficulty: 4. Germany -- 4a. German-occupied territories -- 5. Fascist Italy -- 6. Imperial Japan -- 7. India -- 8. Mexico -- 9. Latin America -- Case studies of minor issues in liberty: 10. England and the British Commonwealth -- 11. The United States -- Survey of other areas -- Summary review of the problems of religious liberty today -- II. Problems of religious liberty in history, Christendom: 1. Lands predominantly Roman Catholic or Protestant -- 2. Lands of the Orthodox churches -- Non-Christian societies: 3. Lands of classical antiquity -- 4. Moslem lands -- 5. India -- 6. China (note on Korea and Indo-China) -- 7. Japan -- Summary -- III. What is religious liberty? 1. Definitions and specifications -- 2. Relations of church and state -- 3. Religious liberty in education -- 4. Religious liberty in relation with general liberties -- 5. Religious liberty and the position of a religious body both as to its own members and as to other religious bodies -- Summary -- IV. The grounds of religious liberty: 1. Natural law and natural rights -- 2. Religious liberty and the interests of the organized community -- 3. Religious liberty in terms of ethics and philosophy -- 4. Religious liberty in terms of Christian theology and tradition -- 5. The position of the Roman Catholic church -- Summary -- V. Religious liberty in law: 1. Religious liberty in international law -- 2. Constitutional provisions for religious liberty -- Summary -- VI. Conclusions and proposals: 1. Selective review of the contemporary problem -- 2. Proposals in the field of religion -- 3. Proposals in the field of education and public opinion -- 4. Proposals in the field of government and law --List of publications cited -- Index
ER  -