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Principled Pluralism in Practice

Moorlag, Michele (2019) Principled Pluralism in Practice. Master thesis, Master Religion Conflict and Globalisation.

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Abstract

This thesis seeks to apply former Dutch Prime Minister Abraham Kuyper’s theory of Sphere Sovereignty as a model for the limits of state sovereignty and education governance in regard to religious freedom within the United States. Through various legal cases dealing with education, I argue that current church-state jurisprudence has placed religious people at a disadvantage when it comes to school choice and funding. In order to understand how the model of sphere sovereignty could manifest itself in the American education system, I compare it with the systems of the Netherlands and England to offer a genuine discussion, as well as critique, about the role of the state and the funding of religious schools. Can Kuyper’s theory uphold a commitment to religious freedom and principled pluralism in the 21st century?

Type: Thesis (Master)
Supervisors (RUG):
SupervisorE-mailTutor organizationTutor email
McIvor, M.B.M.McIvor@rug.nl
Martinez - Arino, J.J.Martinez.Arino@rug.nl
Degree programme: Master Religion Conflict and Globalisation
Academic year: 2018- 2019
Date of delivery: 11 Oct 2019
Last modified: 11 Oct 2019 09:25
URI: https://rcs.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/524
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