Law and religion in theoretical and historical context / edited by Peter Cane, Carolyn Evans and Zoë Robinson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cane, Peter, 1950- editor.

Evans, Carolyn (Carolyn Maree), editor.

Robinson, Zoë, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church and state.

Freedom of religion.

Religion and law.

Religion and politics.

Religion and culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 328 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Other Title:

Law & Religion in Theoretical & Historical Context

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

System Details:

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PDF

Summary:

Is there a place for religious language in the public square? Which institution of government is best suited to deciding whether religion should influence law? Should states be required to treat religion and non-religion in the same way? How does the historical role of religion in a society influence the modern understanding of the role of religion in that society? This volume of essays examines the nature and scope of engagements between law and religion, addressing fundamental questions such as these. Contributors range from eminent scholars working in the fields of law and religion to important new voices who add vital and original ideas. From conservative to liberal, doctrinal to post-modernist and secular to religious, each contributor brings a different approach to the questions under discussion, resulting in a lively, passionate and thoughtful debate that adds light rather than heat to this complex area.

Contents:

Introduction / Carolyn Evans

The moral economy of religious freedom / Lawrence G. Sager

Understanding the religion in freedom of religion / Jeremy Webber

Why religion belongs in the private sphere, not the public square / Denise Meyerson

Pluralism in law and religion / Margaret Davies

The influence of cultural conflict on the jurisprudence of the religion clauses of the First Amendment / Michael W. McConnell

From Dayton to Dover : the legacy of the Scopes Trial / Peter Radan

A very English affair : establishment and human rights in an organic constitution / Charlotte Smith

Days of rest in multicultural societies : private, public, separate? / Ruth Gavison and Nahshon Perez

Australian legal procedures and the protection of secret aboriginal spiritual beliefs : a fundamental conflict / Ernst Willheim

Secular and religious conscientious exemptions : between tolerance and equality / Yossi Nehushtan

Law's sacred and secular subjects / Ngaire Naffine

Freedom of religion and the European Convention on Human Rights : approaches, trends, and tensions / Malcolm D. Evans.

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ISBN:

9780511493843

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