Religion and Liberty
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Religion and Liberty is a political and philosophical work by Iranian thinker Mehdi Bazargan that explores the relationship between Islamic faith and democratic freedoms.
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| Religion and Liberty canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Religion and Liberty Context triple: [Mehdi Bazargan, notableWork, Religion and Liberty]
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A.
God and the State
God and the State is a seminal anarchist and atheist treatise by Mikhail Bakunin that critiques religion and the state as instruments of oppression and argues for human freedom and rationalism.
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B.
Three Essays on Religion
Three Essays on Religion is a posthumously published collection of philosophical essays by John Stuart Mill that critically examines religious belief, theism, and the role of religion in moral life.
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C.
On Religion: Speeches to Its Cultured Despisers
On Religion: Speeches to Its Cultured Despisers is a foundational 1799 work of modern Protestant theology in which Friedrich Schleiermacher defends the essence of religious experience to skeptical, educated audiences of his time.
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D.
The American Religion
The American Religion is a 1992 book by literary critic Harold Bloom that analyzes distinctive features of religious belief and practice in the United States, especially its individualistic and gnostic tendencies.
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E.
On Toleration
On Toleration is a political philosophy book by Michael Walzer that examines the historical development, moral foundations, and practical forms of toleration in pluralistic societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Religion and Liberty Target entity description: Religion and Liberty is a political and philosophical work by Iranian thinker Mehdi Bazargan that explores the relationship between Islamic faith and democratic freedoms.
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A.
God and the State
God and the State is a seminal anarchist and atheist treatise by Mikhail Bakunin that critiques religion and the state as instruments of oppression and argues for human freedom and rationalism.
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B.
Three Essays on Religion
Three Essays on Religion is a posthumously published collection of philosophical essays by John Stuart Mill that critically examines religious belief, theism, and the role of religion in moral life.
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C.
On Religion: Speeches to Its Cultured Despisers
On Religion: Speeches to Its Cultured Despisers is a foundational 1799 work of modern Protestant theology in which Friedrich Schleiermacher defends the essence of religious experience to skeptical, educated audiences of his time.
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D.
The American Religion
The American Religion is a 1992 book by literary critic Harold Bloom that analyzes distinctive features of religious belief and practice in the United States, especially its individualistic and gnostic tendencies.
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E.
On Toleration
On Toleration is a political philosophy book by Michael Walzer that examines the historical development, moral foundations, and practical forms of toleration in pluralistic societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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political work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
provide Islamic justification for political freedoms
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reconcile Islamic principles with modern democratic institutions ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Iranian reformist thought
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religion–state relations in Iran ⓘ |
| author | Mehdi Bazargan ⓘ |
| contextOfDiscussion |
20th-century Islamic political debates
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post-constitutional Iran ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iran ⓘ |
| explores |
compatibility of Islamic faith with democratic freedoms
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freedom of belief in Islam ⓘ individual rights in Islam ⓘ limits of state power in an Islamic society ⓘ relationship between sharia and democracy ⓘ role of religion in public life ⓘ |
| genre |
Islamic theology
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political philosophy ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Mehdi Bazargan as Islamic modernist thinker ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
argues that coercion undermines religious authenticity
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argues that genuine faith requires freedom of choice ⓘ criticizes authoritarian interpretations of Islam ⓘ presents Islam as compatible with pluralism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Iranian constitutionalism
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Quranic interpretation ⓘ modern democratic thought ⓘ |
| language | Persian ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Islam
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Islamic political thought ⓘ democracy ⓘ political freedom ⓘ relationship between religion and politics ⓘ |
| opposesConcept |
dictatorship justified in the name of religion
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religious coercion by the state ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Islamic modernism
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liberalism in Islamic context ⓘ |
| positionOnLiberty | advocates protection of civil liberties within Islamic framework ⓘ |
| positionOnReligion | supports active role of religion in ethical guidance of politics ⓘ |
| supportsConcept |
accountable government
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rule of law ⓘ separation of arbitrary power from religious ethics ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Muslim intellectuals
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political activists in Islamic societies ⓘ students of Islamic political thought ⓘ |
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