Worlds of Difference : European Discourses of Toleration, C. 1100-C. 1550, Paperback by Nederman, Cary J., ISBN 0271020172, ISBN-13 9780271020174, Brand New, Free P&P in the UK
Nederman (political science, Texas A&M U.) challenges the conventional wisdom that theories of religious toleration are a product of modern Western thought, arguing that tolerance received reasoned defense from a number of quarters in Latin Christendom long before the Reformation. Today, toleration has become a keystone of liberal political philosophy, but liberalism is under attack as inadequate for dealing with all the problems of a pluralistic world. Nederman's analysis brings attention to the creative thinking about toleration that preceded the rise of liberalism and canvasses the diverse ideas proposed then within Christianity as a response to religious, cultural, national, and ethnic differences. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()