Why Religious Freedom Matters: Human Rights and Human Flourishing by Hertzke, Allen D.
Why Religious Freedom Matters: Human Rights and Human Flourishing by Hertzke, Allen D.

Why Religious Freedom Matters: Human Rights and Human Flourishing

Marshalling unprecedented global scholarship, Allen Hertzke demonstrates how religious freedom is pivotal to democratic, peaceful, and flourishing...
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Author: Allen D. Hertzke
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Language: English
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Why Religious Freedom Matters: Human Rights and Human Flourishing by Hertzke, Allen D.

Why Religious Freedom Matters: Human Rights and Human Flourishing

$90.00
Why Religious Freedom Matters: Human Rights and Human Flourishing by Hertzke, Allen D.

Why Religious Freedom Matters: Human Rights and Human Flourishing

$90.00
Author: Allen D. Hertzke
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description

Marshalling unprecedented global scholarship, Allen Hertzke demonstrates how religious freedom is pivotal to democratic, peaceful, and flourishing societies.

The twenty-first century has witnessed a rising crisis of religious repression and persecution. In Why Religious Freedom Matters, Allen Hertzke synthesizes vast evidence from history, ethnography, and worldwide statistical analyses to make the compelling empirical case for the role of religious liberty in shaping a better global future.

In rich detail, Hertzke demonstrates how religious freedom nurtures democracy, fosters prosperity, and cultivates international peace. The book also reveals the surprising ways that religious liberty and equality unleash personal agency that empowers women and uplifts the poor. Religious freedom uniquely matters, Hertzke argues, because it goes to the heart of human personhood and aspiration--the right "to be who we are," to act on ultimate commitments, and to be treated with equal worth and dignity.

Based on a quarter century of immersion in global networks of scholarship and activism on religious freedom, Hertzke has produced a landmark volume showing how we can navigate the challenge of living with our differences in a shrinking world.



Author: Allen D. Hertzke
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Published: 04/01/2026
Pages: 282
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9780268211066


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/26/2026

About the Author

Allen D. Hertzke is professor emeritus of political science at the University of Oklahoma. He is author or editor of ten books, including Freeing God's Children and The Future of Religious Freedom. He served a ten-year term on the prestigious Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences at the Vatican.


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