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A Christian Approach to Corporate Religious LibertyThe Ethics of Corporate Religious Liberty

A Christian Approach to Corporate Religious Liberty: The Ethics of Corporate Religious Liberty [This chapter examines the ethical stakes of corporate religious liberty, focusing upon the contemporary American debate and its two competing camps: those who would restrict corporate religious freedoms to individuals and their voluntary associations, and those who would extend such freedoms to a wide array of groups, including ostensibly secular for-profit corporations. With attention to political liberal and Christian moral commitments, three dimensions of this debate are addressed: the divide between individual and group rights, the ethically salient distinctions between types of corporate claimants, and the use of group ontology for the ascription of legal rights. Focused upon the moral and legal subjects involved, the chapter suggests that corporate religious liberty is best understood to apply to group actions, as opposed to individuals or group persons per se. This approach provides moral clarity and is made possible by the ethics and group ontology of the Christian tradition.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Christian Approach to Corporate Religious LibertyThe Ethics of Corporate Religious Liberty

Part of the Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion Book Series
David, Edward A.
Springer Journals — Sep 22, 2020
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Springer International Publishing
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
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978-3-030-56210-6
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1 –22
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10.1007/978-3-030-56211-3_1
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Abstract

[This chapter examines the ethical stakes of corporate religious liberty, focusing upon the contemporary American debate and its two competing camps: those who would restrict corporate religious freedoms to individuals and their voluntary associations, and those who would extend such freedoms to a wide array of groups, including ostensibly secular for-profit corporations. With attention to political liberal and Christian moral commitments, three dimensions of this debate are addressed: the divide between individual and group rights, the ethically salient distinctions between types of corporate claimants, and the use of group ontology for the ascription of legal rights. Focused upon the moral and legal subjects involved, the chapter suggests that corporate religious liberty is best understood to apply to group actions, as opposed to individuals or group persons per se. This approach provides moral clarity and is made possible by the ethics and group ontology of the Christian tradition.]

Published: Sep 22, 2020

Keywords: Religious freedom; Corporate person; Burwell v. Hobby Lobby; Christian ethics

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