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

Cambridge, ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

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Church and state.

Freedom of religion.

Religion and law.

Religion and politics.

Religion and culture.

1. Introduction

2. The moral economy of religious freedom

3. Understanding the religion in freedom of religion

4. Why religion belongs in the private sphere, not the public square

5. Pluralism in law and religion

6. The influence of cultural conflict on the jurisprudence of the religion clauses of the First Amendment

7. From Dayton to Dover: the legacy of the Scopes Trial

8. A very English affair: establishment and human rights in an organic constitution

9. Days of rest in multicultural societies: private, public, separate?

10. Australian legal procedures and the protection of secret aboriginal spiritual beliefs: a fundamental conflict

11. Secular and religious conscientious exemptions: between tolerance and equality

12. Law's sacred and secular subjects

13. Freedom of religion and the European Convention on human rights: approaches, trends, and tensions.

Includes bibliographical references.

9780521425902

viii, 328 p. ; 24 cm