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The Catholic Roots of Religious Freedom

May 16, 2012
Social Sciences, Room 122
1126 E 59th St.
Chicago, IL 60637
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Co-sponsored by the St. Thomas More Society

The roots of modern ideas of religious freedom are as much religious as they are political and philosophical. The American political leaders who first championed these ideas were well aware of the religious sources supporting their views. This lecture explores how early Christian thinkers developed a theological understanding of religious freedom.