On an Antinomy in the Discourses of Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Conscience

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15826/csp.2017.1.4.021

Author Biography

Ivan Strenski, University of California, Riverside (UCR), USA

Ivan Strenski is Holstein Family and Community Professor of Religious Studies at UCR. In recent decades he has traveled extensively and maintained close contact with scholars in Europe, Russia, North and South America, Asia. He considers his current role in bridging cultural and intellectual gaps between the countries of these regions. He is the author of the following books: Why Politics Can’t Be Freed From Religion (2010), Dumont on Religion: Difference, Comparison, Transgression (2008), The New Durkheim: Essays on Philosophy, Religious Identity and the Politics of Knowledge (2006), A Companion Reader to Thinking about Religion (2005), Thinking about Religion (2005), Theology and the First Theory of Sacrifice (2003), Contesting Sacrifice: Religion, Nationalism and Social Thought (2002), Durkheim and the Jews of France (1997), Religion in Relation: Method, Application and Moral Location (1993), Four Theories of Myth in Twentieth Century History (1988).

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Changing Societies & Personalities, Volume 1, No. 4
Published
2017-12-27
How to Cite
Strenski, I. (2017). On an Antinomy in the Discourses of Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Conscience. Changing Societies & Personalities, 1(4), 327-332. doi:10.15826/csp.2017.1.4.021
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Issue
Vol. 1, No. 4 (2017): Special Issue: “Freedom of Conscience in Post-Secular World”
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Essays