Post-secular Comparative Law and Deliberative Discourse. An accompaniment to Ralf Michaels’ lecture

Abstract

Ralf Michaels makes Habermas’ idea of a post-secular society fruitful for the comparison of religious rights, according to which religions also have a role of significance in the secular state. Following Habermas, arguments based on religion can be understood as part of deliberative discourse. This forms the starting point for the following considerations on the role of religious legal views in the context of comparative law and the resulting methodological requirements.

Keywords

• rechtspluralismus
• demokratietheorie
• religiöse minderheiten
• religions- und gewissensfreiheit
• dialog