Religion, Philosophy, and Law. Guy Baldwin (Law) has published Liberty of Conscience: Justification and Limits with Bloomsbury. The book shows that protection of liberty of conscience (often called religious freedom) is warranted because of its importance to the exercise and development of the two moral powers of individuals that comprise their moral personality: the power to judge right and justice, and the power to form and pursue a conception of the good. However, some possible limitations for the right relating to the rights of others and the common interest flow from this rationale. Utilising this theoretical account, the book analyses two case studies at the limits of religious freedom in the law of the UK and USA: pandemic lockdown restrictions on religious gatherings, and non-discrimination laws in their application to same-sex couples. Further information.
