The Price of Freedom Denied: Religious Persecution and Conflict in the Twenty-First Century

by Roger Finke and Brian J. Grim

Book Overview

The Price of Freedom Denied shows that, contrary to popular opinion, ensuring religious freedom for all reduces violent religious persecution and conflict. Others have suggested that restrictions on religion are necessary to maintain order or preserve a peaceful religious homogeneity. Brian J. Grim and Roger Finke show that restricting religious freedoms is associated with higher levels of violent persecution. Relying on a new source of coded data...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521146836
• ISBN13: 9780521146838
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"