Johnson, Noel D., <br/><br/>
Persecution & toleration :  the long road to religious freedom / 
 Persecution and toleration 
Noel D. Johnson, Mark Koyama. 
 - 1 online resource (xiv, 354 pages) :  digital, PDF file(s). 
 - Cambridge studies in economics, choice, and society .
 - Cambridge studies in economics, choice, and society. .
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<br/><br/> Religious freedom has become an emblematic value in the West. Embedded in constitutions and championed by politicians and thinkers across the political spectrum, it is to many an absolute value, something beyond question. Yet how it emerged, and why, remains widely misunderstood. Tracing the history of religious persecution from the Fall of Rome to the present-day, Noel D. Johnson and Mark Koyama provide a novel explanation of the birth of religious liberty. This book treats the subject in an integrative way by combining economic reasoning with historical evidence from medieval and early modern Europe. The authors elucidate the economic and political incentives that shaped the actions of political leaders during periods of state building and economic growth. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781108348102 (ebook) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Religion and state.<br/>Freedom of religion.<br/>Religious tolerance.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL65.S8  / J64 2019 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>323.44/2