Magna Carta (1215), helped establish limits on arbitrary royal power and the idea that rulers are under law. Its first clause protected the freedom of the English Church. Over centuries this contributed—along with broader medieval church-state tensions, the Reformation, to the modern principle of separating religious authority from civil governance. The American Constitution (especially the… Continue reading Religion, Democracy and Development: What Happens When Faith Enters Governance?
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