Persecution and Toleration: The Long Road to Religious Freedom

Religious freedom has become an emblematic value in the West. Embedded in constitutions and championed by politicians and thinkers across the political spectrum, it is to many an absolute value, something beyond question. Yet how it emerged, and why, remains widely misunderstood. Tracing the history of religious persecution from the Fall of Rome to the present-day, Noel D. Johnson and Mark Koyama provide a novel explanation of the birth of religious liberty. This book treats the subject in an integrative way by combining economic reasoning with historical evidence from medieval and early modern Europe. The authors elucidate the economic and political incentives that shaped the actions of political leaders during periods of state building and economic growth.

Author: Noel D. Johnson, Mark Koyama
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 04/04/2019
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.90h x 7.60w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781108441162
ISBN10: 1108441165
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Development | Economic Development
- Political Science | Civil Rights