Electronic Resource
Cambridge
:
Cambridge University Press
Papers of the American Society of Church History
1 (1889), S. 1-126
ISSN:
1079-9028
Source:
Cambridge Journals Digital Archives
Topics:
Theology and Religious Studies
Notes:
An Edict or Act of Toleration is a grant of the civil government, which authorizes religious societies dissenting from the State religion to worship according to the dictates of conscience without liability to persecution. Such an Edict always presupposes a religion established by law and supported by the State, and the right of the State to control public worship. Toleration may proceed from necessity, or from prudence, or from indifference, or from liberality and an enlarged view of truth and right. It may be extended or withdrawn by the government; but it is usually the entering wedge for religious liberty and legal equality.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1079902800000061
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