Persecution and Toleration: The Long Road to Religious Freedom (Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society)
Johnson, Noel D.,Koyama, Mark
ISBN 10: 1108441165 ISBN 13: 9781108441162
Published by Cambridge University Press, 2019
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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.
About the Author: Noel Johnson is an Associate Professor of Economics at George Mason University and a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center.
Mark Koyama is an Associate Professor of Economics at George Mason University and a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center.
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Title: Persecution and Toleration: The Long Road to...
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2019
Binding: paperback
Condition: Very Good