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How, when and why do religious actors use public reason? The case of assisted dying in Britain

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Kettell, Steven (2019) How, when and why do religious actors use public reason? The case of assisted dying in Britain. Politics and Religion, 12 (2). pp. 385-408. doi:10.1017/S175504831800086X ISSN 1755-0483.

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Abstract

The public reason criterion is a prominent theme in contemporary political theory. Yet scholars have focused predominantly on conceptual and normative issues at the expense of empirical questions about the language used by actors engaged in political debate. This is a particular problem in the case of religious actors, whose underlying motives for taking part in such debates are frequently driven by theological concerns. This article explores these issues by analysing religious opposition to the legalisation of assisted dying in Britain. It shows that religious actors have tended towards the use of secular rather than theological modes of argumentation, and that this is consistent with the idea of a strategic shift in response to the increasingly secularised nature of British society.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BV Practical Theology
J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General)
R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Assisted suicide -- Religious aspects, Secularization, Politics, Practical -- Great Britain
Journal or Publication Title: Politics and Religion
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISSN: 1755-0483
Official Date: June 2019
Dates:
DateEvent
June 2019Published
18 March 2019Available
19 December 2018Accepted
Volume: 12
Number: 2
Page Range: pp. 385-408
DOI: 10.1017/S175504831800086X
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): This article has been published in a revised form in Politics and Religion https://doi.org/10.1017/S175504831800086X. This version is free to view and download for private research and study only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works. © Religion and Politics Section of the American Political Science Association 2019
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit: 21 December 2018
Date of first compliant Open Access: 21 December 2018
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