Law and religion in theoretical and historical context / edited by Peter Cane, Carolyn Evans and Zoe Robinson.
2008
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Law and religion in theoretical and historical context / edited by Peter Cane, Carolyn Evans and Zoe Robinson.
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
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1 online resource (viii, 328 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
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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.
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.
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.
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Cambridge Core.
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English
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9780511493843 ebook
9780521425902 (hardback)
9781107402379 (paperback)
9780521425902 (hardback)
9781107402379 (paperback)
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