Law And Religion A Reader

Author : Frank S. Ravitch
Publisher : West Academic Publishing
Page : 996 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Church and state
ISBN : STANFORD:36105064227759

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Law and Religion, a Reader by Frank S. Ravitch Pdf

This book explores the field of law and religion integrating cases, concepts, and theory in an accessible and balanced way. The second edition is incredibly up-to-date, including recent cases involving intelligent design theory, school vouchers, religious symbolism in the public square (including Ten Commandments displays), municipal prayer, RLUIPA, and standing. It addresses the continuing debate over the meaning of the Religion Clauses of the First Amendment and the evolution of church v. state Law. The book includes article excerpts from some of the leading thinkers in the field. New to the second edition is a chapter dealing with properrty disputes and schisms involving religious institutions, liability of religious institutions for clergy abuse, and standing in cases under the religion clauses. The new edition also adds a section on Hindu law to the popular chapter exploring the place of law within six (now seven) major religious traditions from around the world.

Author : Benjamin L. Berger
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781442696396

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Law's Religion by Benjamin L. Berger Pdf

Prevailing stories about law and religion place great faith in the capacity of legal multiculturalism, rights-based toleration, and conceptions of the secular to manage issues raised by religious difference. Yet the relationship between law and religion consistently proves more fraught than such accounts suggest. In Law’s Religion, Benjamin L. Berger knocks law from its perch above culture, arguing that liberal constitutionalism is an aspect of, not an answer to, the challenges of cultural pluralism. Berger urges an approach to the study of law and religion that focuses on the experience of law as a potent cultural force. Based on a close reading of Canadian jurisprudence, but relevant to all liberal legal orders, this book explores the nature and limits of legal tolerance and shows how constitutional law’s understanding of religion shapes religious freedom. Rather than calling for legal reform, Law’s Religion invites us to rethink the ethics, virtues, and practices of adjudication in matters of religious difference.

Author : Peter W. Edge
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781351905114

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Religion and Law by Peter W. Edge Pdf

Discussion of the way in which law engages with religious difference often takes place within the context of a single jurisdiction. Religion and Law: An Introduction, presents a comprehensive text for students, drawing on examples from across key Anglophone jurisdictions - the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, as well as international law, to explore a broad range of issues. Aimed at a non-legal readership, this book introduces the use of legal sources and focuses on factual situations as much as legal doctrine. Key issues arising from interaction of the religious individual and the State are discussed, as well as the religious organisation or community and the State. The interaction is explored through case studies of areas as diverse as the legal regulation of religious drug use, sacred spaces and sacred places, and claims of clergy misconduct. Taking a broad, non-jurisdictional approach to the key issues, in particular providing insights differing from the dominant US experiences and paradigms, this student-friendly textbook includes a clearly structured bibliography and clear guidance on how to approach relevant legal materials.

Author : Russell Sandberg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781139501187

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Law and Religion by Russell Sandberg Pdf

The worlds of law and religion increasingly collide in Parliament and the courtroom. Religious courts, the wearing of religious symbols and faith schools have given rise to increased legislation and litigation. This is the first student textbook to set out the fundamental principles and issues of law and religion in England and Wales. Offering a succinct exposition and critical analysis of the field, it explores how English law regulates the practice of religion. The textbook surveys law and religion from various perspectives, such as human rights and discrimination law, as well as considering the legal status of both religion and religious groups. Controversial and provocative questions are explored, promoting full engagement with the key debates. The book's explanatory approach and detailed references ensure understanding and encourage independent study. Students can track key developments on the book's updating website. This innovative text is essential reading for all students in the field.

Author : Frank S. Ravitch
Publisher : West Academic Publishing
Page : 962 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Church and state
ISBN : 0314180451

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Law and Religion, a Reader by Frank S. Ravitch Pdf

Author : Méadhbh McIvor
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780691211619

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Representing God by Méadhbh McIvor Pdf

How evangelical activism in England contributes to the secularizing forces it seeks to challenge Over the past two decades, a growing number of Christians in England have gone to court to enforce their right to religious liberty. Funded by conservative lobby groups and influenced by the legal strategies of their American peers, these claimants—registrars who conscientiously object to performing the marriages of same-sex couples, say, or employees asking for exceptions to uniform policies that forbid visible crucifixes—highlight the uneasy truce between law and religion in a country that maintains an established Church but is wary of public displays of religious conviction. Representing God charts the changing place of public Christianity in England through the rise of Christian political activism and litigation. Based on two years of fieldwork split between a conservative Christian lobby group and a conservative evangelical church, Méadhbh McIvor explores the ideas and contested reception of this ostensibly American-inspired legal rhetoric. She argues that legal challenges aimed at protecting “Christian values” ultimately jeopardize those values, as moralities woven into the fabric of English national life are filtered from their quotidian context and rebranded as the niche interests of a cultural minority. By framing certain moral practices as specifically Christian, these activists present their religious convictions as something increasingly set apart from broader English culture, thereby hastening the secularization they seek to counter. Representing God offers a unique look at how Christian politico-legal activism in England simultaneously responds to and constitutes the religious life of a nation.

Author : Brett G. Scharffs,Asher Maoz,Ashley Isaacson Woolley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781351369718

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Religious Freedom and the Law by Brett G. Scharffs,Asher Maoz,Ashley Isaacson Woolley Pdf

This volume presents a timely analysis of some of the current controversies relating to freedom for religion and freedom from religion that have dominated headlines worldwide. The collection trains the lens closely on select issues and contexts to provide detailed snapshots of the ways in which freedom for and from religion are conceptualized, protected, neglected, and negotiated in diverse situations and locations. A broad range of issues including migration, education, the public space, prisons and healthcare are discussed drawing examples from Europe, the US, Asia, Africa and South America. Including contributions from leading experts in the field, the book will be essential reading for researchers and policy-makers interested in Law and Religion.

Author : Silvio Ferrari
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781135045555

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Routledge Handbook of Law and Religion by Silvio Ferrari Pdf

The field of law and religion studies has undergone a profound transformation over the last thirty years, looking beyond traditional relationships between State and religious communities to include rights of religious liberty and the role of religion in the public space. This handbook features new, specially commissioned papers by a range of eminent scholars that offer a comprehensive overview of the field of law and religion. The book takes on an interdisciplinary approach, drawing from anthropology, sociology, theology and political science in order to explore how laws and court decisions concerning religion contribute to the shape of the public space. Key themes within the book include: Religions symbols in the public space; Religion and security; Freedom of religion and cultural rights; Defamation and hate speech; Gender, religion and law; This advanced level reference work is essential reading for students, researchers and scholars of law and religion, as well as policy makers in the field.

Author : Marie A. Failinger,Elizabeth R. Schiltz,Susan J. Stabile
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781409444213

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Feminism, Law and Religion by Marie A. Failinger,Elizabeth R. Schiltz,Susan J. Stabile Pdf

With contributions from some of the most prominent voices writing on gender, law and religion today, this book illuminates some of the conflicts at the intersection of feminism, theology and law. Among the themes discussed are the cross-over between religious and secular values and assumptions in the search for a just jurisprudence for women, the application of theological insights from religious traditions to legal issues at the core of feminist work, feminist legal readings of scriptural texts on women's rights and the place that religious law has assigned to women in ecclesiastic life. The book is essential reading for legal and religious academics and students working in the area of gender and law or law and religion.

Author : Joel Thierstein,Yahya Kamalipour
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2000-09-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780275964528

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Religion, Law, and Freedom by Joel Thierstein,Yahya Kamalipour Pdf

Annotation Provides a framework for analyzing the relationship between the religious ideology, legal system, and communications freedom of several nations.

Author : EDGE
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1138380601

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Religion and Law by EDGE Pdf

Discussion of the way in which law engages with religious difference often takes place within the context of a single jurisdiction. Religion and Law: An Introduction, presents a comprehensive text for students, drawing on examples from across key Anglophone jurisdictions - the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, as well as international law, to explore a broad range of issues. Aimed at a non-legal readership, this book introduces the use of legal sources and focuses on factual situations as much as legal doctrine. Key issues arising from interaction of the religious individual and the State are discussed, as well as the religious organisation or community and the State. The interaction is explored through case studies of areas as diverse as the legal regulation of religious drug use, sacred spaces and sacred places, and claims of clergy misconduct. Taking a broad, non-jurisdictional approach to the key issues, in particular providing insights differing from the dominant US experiences and paradigms, this student-friendly textbook includes a clearly structured bibliography and clear guidance on how to approach relevant legal materials.

Author : Russell Sandberg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 0521177189

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Law and Religion by Russell Sandberg Pdf

The worlds of law and religion increasingly collide in Parliament and the courtroom. Religious courts, the wearing of religious symbols and faith schools have given rise to increased legislation and litigation. This is the first student textbook to set out the fundamental principles and issues of law and religion in England and Wales. Offering a succinct exposition and critical analysis of the field, it explores how English law regulates the practice of religion. The textbook surveys law and religion from various perspectives, such as human rights and discrimination law, as well as considering the legal status of both religion and religious groups. Controversial and provocative questions are explored, promoting full engagement with the key debates. The book's explanatory approach and detailed references ensure understanding and encourage independent study. Students can track key developments on the book's updating website. This innovative text is essential reading for all students in the field.

Author : Dr Peter W Edge
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781409476948

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Religion and Law by Dr Peter W Edge Pdf

Discussion of the way in which law engages with religious difference often takes place within the context of a single jurisdiction. Religion and Law: An Introduction, presents a comprehensive text for students, drawing on examples from across key Anglophone jurisdictions – the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, as well as international law, to explore a broad range of issues. Aimed at a non-legal readership, this book introduces the use of legal sources and focuses on factual situations as much as legal doctrine. Key issues arising from interaction of the religious individual and the State are discussed, as well as the religious organisation or community and the State. The interaction is explored through case studies of areas as diverse as the legal regulation of religious drug use, sacred spaces and sacred places, and claims of clergy misconduct. Taking a broad, non-jurisdictional approach to the key issues, in particular providing insights differing from the dominant US experiences and paradigms, this student-friendly textbook includes a clearly structured bibliography and clear guidance on how to approach relevant legal materials.

Author : Peter William Edge
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004480827

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Legal Responses to Religious Differences by Peter William Edge Pdf

Until recently English law has lacked any specific, generally applicable, guarantees of religious rights. Thus, bodies of law have developed in particular areas where religious interests arise but without a common legal frame. The Human Rights Act 1998, however, has brought the guarantees of the European Convention on Human Rights, most specifically the guarantees of religious rights, non-discrimination, and education rights, more fully into English law. As well as showing how one legal system has engaged with international obligations in respect of religious rights, this text provides a valuable source for comparative study of religious interests in national jurisdictions. It explores the particular response of the English legal system when faced with religious difference, and considers the extent to which the Human Rights Act may produce significant legal change. The text is aimed specifically at both the legal and non-legal reader, and concludes with a discussion of how to use English legal sources, and an extensive bibliography.

Author : Lynette J. Chua,David M. Engel,Sida Liu
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2023-02-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108836418

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The Asian Law and Society Reader by Lynette J. Chua,David M. Engel,Sida Liu Pdf

First reader to feature key law and society research and debates in nearly all Asian countries.