Intro
Acknowledgements
Contents
List of Contributors
1. Introduction: Law and Religion in the Liberal State
I. Modernity as Pluralising
II. Tensions within Liberalism
III. The Content of this Book
PART I: RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND PARTICULAR TRADITIONS
2. Roger Williams and the Architecture of Religious Liberty
I. The Backdrop
II. Building a Colony
III. Governing a Colony
IV. Soul Liberty
V. Legacy
VI. The Lived Reality of Religious Freedom
3. Orthodox Churches in the Post-Communist Countries and the Separation between Religion and State

I. Introduction
II. Church-State Relations in Orthodoxy: Between Theory and History
III. Power Dimensions of the Post-Communist Church-State Relations
IV. Conclusions
4. Catholic Social Thought, Religious Liberty and Liberal Order
I. The Problem of Religious Freedom
II. The Vision of Dignitatis Humanae
III. John Courtney Murray
IV. Catholic Liberalism and the Future of Religious Freedom
PART II: CONTESTED ISSUES
5. The Right to be Different: Religious Life in Twenty-First Century Great Britain
I. Introduction
II. 'Preparing Students for Life in Modern Britain'

III. The Impact of Adverse Reports on Faith Schools
IV. The Law and Religious Difference in Great Britain
6. Law, Religion and States: Searching for a Soul for Europe
I. Introduction
II. What is Europe? Past, Present, Future
III. Spirits in a Material World: The Soul in the European Flesh
IV. Concluding Remarks
7. How to Deal with Religion in the Increasingly Pluralistic European Societies? The European Court of Human Rights on Crucifixes, Face-covering Veils and Disparaging Muhammad
I. The Court's Case Law from 1993 Until 2009: The Secular State Approach

II. A Break with the Secular State Approach?
III. The Neutral State Regulating Religion in Society
IV. Concluding Remarks
8. Religious Symbol or Something Else? The Legal and Political Signification of the Crucifix in Italy from the Unification of the Country (1861) to the Present Day
I. Introduction
II. The Historical Origins of the Compulsory Display of Crucifixes in State Schools and Courtrooms
III. Case Law on the Display of the Crucifix
IV. Similar Crucifix Disputes in Other European Countries
V. Concluding Remarks

9. Religious Exemptions from Civil Laws and Free Exercise of Religion in the USA
I. Introduction
II. Are Religious Exemptions a Constitutional Right?
III. The Outlook for Religious Exemptions
10. Whose Conscience? Which Complicity? Reconciling Burdens and Interests in the Law of Religious Liberty
I. Introduction
II. How RFRA Helps Religious Believers, Sometimes
III. How RFRA Hurts Others, Sometimes: The Case of Hobby Lobby
IV. A Study in Contrasts: Two Recent Cases
V. Conclusion: What Next?
11. Sanctuary: Religion and Law in the United States
I. Introduction