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World religions may not possess the modern formulation of “religious freedom” as found in Article 18 of the U.N. Declaration of Human Rights, but all of them contain features which could be positively connected with religious freedom. This holds for Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Each of these traditions possesses specific concepts, like that of iṣṭa-devatā in Hinduism or that of the Noachic covenant in Judaism, which can be aligned meaningfully to generate on overlapping consensus on religious freedom, and provide religious support for modern liberal secular discourse.
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Sharma, A. (2012). Anticipations of Religious Freedom in World Religions. In: Problematizing Religious Freedom. Studies in Global Justice, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8993-9_8
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