In an article this week in Providence, RFI’s Paul Marshall calls Allen Hertzke’s new book, Why Religious Freedom Matters: Human Rights and Human Flourishing “a welcome overview of the vital importance of religious freedom by a veteran writer of informed studies on the subject over the last 30 years.”

“The book comes at a critical time,” Marshall continues, “since both religious freedom and knowledge of its salience are both sadly being eroded. He reviews a wide range of arguments on its importance in and of itself and as an indispensable foundation for other human rights.” 

Read the full article: “The Centrality of Religious Freedom.”