Religion Religion, Politics & State
Reasonable Accommodation
Managing Religious Diversity
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2012
- Category
- Religion, Politics & State, Social Policy, Essays, Civil Rights, Minority Studies
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774822657
- Publish Date
- Sep 2012
- List Price
- $85.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780774822763
- Publish Date
- Jul 2013
- List Price
- $32.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774822770
- Publish Date
- Sep 2012
- List Price
- $125.00
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Description
Often when a religious minority challenges mainstream customs, the phrase “reasonable accommodation” is at the centre of the ensuing debate. But does reasonable accommodation achieve its goal of integrating the rights of religious minorities with those of mainstream society, or does it really emphasize inequality? Reasonable Accommodation seeks to define the meaning of this phrase and to provide a much-needed critical assessment of its use within Canada and abroad. Woven throughout is commentary about whether there really is a religious majority in Canada, how the idea of “shared values” obscures debate, and how tolerating religious differences simply isn’t enough to guarantee equality.
About the author
Lori G. Beaman is Professor in the Department of Classics and Religious Studies at the University of Ottawa and Director of the Religion and Diversity Project. She is also a Canada Research Chair in the Contextualization of Religion in a Diverse Canada.
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