Moorlag, Michele
(2019)
Principled Pluralism in Practice.
Master thesis, Master Religion Conflict and Globalisation.
Abstract
This thesis seeks to apply former Dutch Prime Minister Abraham Kuyper’s
theory of Sphere Sovereignty as a model for the limits of state sovereignty and education
governance in regard to religious freedom within the United States. Through various
legal cases dealing with education, I argue that current church-state jurisprudence has
placed religious people at a disadvantage when it comes to school choice and funding. In
order to understand how the model of sphere sovereignty could manifest itself in the
American education system, I compare it with the systems of the Netherlands and
England to offer a genuine discussion, as well as critique, about the role of the state and
the funding of religious schools. Can Kuyper’s theory uphold a commitment to religious
freedom and principled pluralism in the 21st century?
| Type: |
Thesis
(Master)
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| Supervisors (RUG): |
| Supervisor | E-mail | Tutor organization | Tutor email |
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| McIvor, M.B. | M.McIvor@rug.nl | | | | Martinez - Arino, J. | J.Martinez.Arino@rug.nl | | |
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| Degree programme: |
Master Religion Conflict and Globalisation |
| Academic year: |
2018- 2019 |
| Date of delivery: |
11 Oct 2019 |
| Last modified: |
11 Oct 2019 09:25 |
| URI: |
https://ggw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/524 |
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