Religious freedom in the liberal state / Rex Ahdar and Ian Leigh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ahdar, Rex J.

Contributor:

Leigh, I. (Ian)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and state.

Freedom of religion.

Religious minorities--Legal status, laws, etc.

Religious minorities.

Church and state.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 495 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

Part I

2 Christian Perspectives 23

I Introduction 23

II The Longstanding Position: Religious Intolerance 27

III The Bases of Religious Freedom 34

IV Conclusion 50

3 Liberal Perspectives 51

I Introduction 51

II Liberalism: Some Salient Features 51

III Liberal Justifications for Religious Liberty 69

IV Conclusion 83

Part II

4 Models of Religion-State Relations 87

I Introduction 87

II Major Types 90

III Conclusion 122

5 Legal Protection of Religious Freedom 125

I Introduction 125

II The Nature of 'Religious Freedom' 126

III Forms of Legal Recognition 129

IV The Religious versus the Secular: The Problem of Defining 'Religion' 139

V Conclusion 155

6 Limits to Religious Freedom 157

I Introduction 157

II Limiting Strategies 163

III Clashing Rights 181

IV Horizontal Rights 185

V Conclusion 192

Part III

7 Families, Parents and Children 201

I Introduction 201

II Legal Framework 201

III Contrasting Understandings of the Family and Childrearing 207

IV Selected Controversies 213

V Conclusion 240

8 Education 243

I Introduction 243

II Contrasting Understandings of the Purpose of Education 243

III The State, Schools, and Religion 250

IV Religious Exercises 255

V Religious Education 266

VI The 'Secular' Curriculum and the Religious Conscience 282

VII Displays of Religious Symbols in Schools 288

VIII Conclusion 296

9 Medical Treatment 298

I Introduction 298

II The Law regarding Medical Treatment and Religious Patients 299

III World View Tensions 318

IV Illustrations 327

V Conclusion 337

10 Employment 338

I Introduction 338

II The Employment Status of Ministers of Religion 339

III The Liberty of the Religious Person in Secular Employment 345

IV Religious Liberty in a Religious Ethos Work Environment 358

V Conclusion 373

11 Religious Group Autonomy 375

I Introduction 375

II Legal Recognition of Religious Group Autonomy 378

III Contrasting Understandings 389

IV Illustrations 395

V Conclusion 425

12 Religious Expression 427

I Introduction 427

II Protections for Religious Speech 430

III Anti-Religious Speech 433

IV Limitations on Religious Expression 443

V Conclusion 470.

Notes:

Previous ed.: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [473]-487) and index.

ISBN:

9780199606474

0199606471

OCLC:

812686063