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Faith and Public Life

Introduction

How conviction can inform public life while church and state remain distinct and people of all faiths are welcome.

Key concepts

  • Faith without theocracy
  • Public reason
  • Religious pluralism

South African application

A religiously diverse society under one Constitution.

Questions for reflection

  1. How should believers argue in public?
  2. Where is the line between influence and imposition?