Berkley Center

David Lantigua discusses historical debates concerning the toleration of Christian heretics and infidels in the development of individual rights in the West, and expands the narrative to examine sixteenth-century Spanish debates concerning the freedom of the native peoples of America.

Daniel Philpott discusses the historical and contemporary relationship between Christianity and liberalism and affirms the possibility of an authentic Christian liberalism today, arguing against the philosophical stance that Christianity and modern liberalism are enduring enemies.

How did the Reformation influence the understanding and development of religious freedom in the Western world? How is the Christian contribution to freedom heightened or undermined by persecution, both in the past and in the present day?