15 avril 2019
Bulletin électronique de l'Institut d'étude de l'islam et des sociétés du monde musulman (ISMM)
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Chargé de diffusion scientifique, « A paraître : Denis Lacorne, The Limits of Tolerance. Enlightenment Values and Religious Fanaticism, Columbia University Press, May 2019 », Bulletin électronique de l'Institut d'étude de l'islam et des sociétés du monde musulman (ISMM), ID : 10.58079/q0ww
The modern notion of tolerance—the welcoming of diversity as a force for the common good—emerged in the Enlightenment in the wake of centuries of religious wars. First elaborated by philosophers such as John Locke and Voltaire, religious tolerance gradually gained ground in Europe and North America. But with the resurgence of fanaticism and terrorism, religious tolerance is increasingly being challenged by frightened publics. In this book, Denis Lacorne traces the emergence of the modern n...