The Reverend Peter Kurti is a Research Fellow co-ordinating the Religion and Civil Society program. The program examines the implications of a liberal approach to religion in civil society and investigates the capacity of that society to maintain freedom for expression of religious values. It does not discuss issues of discipline, dogma or organisation. Peter is an ordained minister in the Anglican Church and has worked in England and Australia. His experience includes ministry with inner-city and suburban congregations as well as in the university sector where he also taught. Before joining the CIS Peter had been Rector of Saint James', King Street in Sydney for eight years. He trained for the ministry in England and the United States, and has degrees in law, theology, and philosophy. He is also an Adjunct Research Fellow at the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Kurti exposes a grand deception: the tolerance and diversity
brigade cannot tolerate diversity of thought. -- Nick Cater
In a time of 'fake news' and social media mobs, Kurti's thoughtful
deliberation about the meaning of tolerance and its tension with
political liberty is indispensable. He critiques the origin of
Australian multiculturalism and the corrosive cultural effect of
codifying diversity in discrimination law. This book is a measured,
scholarly treatment of a subject too often submerged in superficial
polemic. It resurrects religious freedom and restores the principle
to its rightful place in the heart of 21st century democracy. --
Jennifer Oriel
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