Law and religion in public life : the contemporary debate / edited by Nadirsyah Hosen, Richard Mohr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hosen, Nadirsyah.

Mohr, Richard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of religion.

Religion and state.

Religion and law.

Public law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With religion at centre stage in conflicts worldwide, and in social, ethical and geo-political debates, this book takes a timely look at relations between law and religion. To what extent can religion play a role in secular legal systems? How do peoples of various faiths live successfully by both secular laws as well as their religious laws? Are there limits to freedom of religion? These questions are related to legal deliberations and broader discussions around secularism, multiculturalism, immigration, settlement and security.The book is unique in bringing together leading s

Contents:

Law and Religion in Public Life The contemporary debate; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Da capo: law and religion from the top; Part I Law, state and secularism; 1 Classifying church-state arrangements: beyond religious versus secular; 2 the Christian origins of secularism and the rule of law; 3 the future of secularism: a critique; Part II Religion and speech in a pluralist society; 4 Religion, multiculturalism and legal pluralism; 5 Religion and freedom of speech in australia

6 The reasonable audience of religious hatred: the semiotic ideology of anti-vilification laws in AustraliaPart III Religion as a factor in legal processes and decisions; 7 Religion and security: what's your motive?; 8 Religion and justice: atonement as an element of justice in both western law and Christian thought; 9 Why should I do this? Private property, climate change and Christian sacrifice; Part IV Negotiating religious law and personal beliefs; 10 Jewish law in a modern australian context

11 Do australian Muslims need a mufti? Analysing the institution of ifta in the Australian contextAfterword; A posteriori: The experience of religion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-72583-0

1-283-24167-6

9786613241672

1-136-72584-9

0-203-81696-X

9780203816967

OCLC:

727060438