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Law and Religion, Vol. 4 »

Authors: Andrew D. Lewis (Editor), Richard O'Dair
ISBN-13: 9780199246601, ISBN-10: 0199246602
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: December 2001
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Andrew D. Lewis

Book Synopsis

This is the fourth volume of the Current Legal Issues series. Here, contributors discuss a host of issues related to the interaction of religious practice and law. Both common and civil law jurisdictions are represented, as well as a variety of cultural and religious perspectives.

	General Editor's Preface
	Notes on Contributors
	Table of Cases Before National and International Courts
	Table of National Legislation
	Table of International Legislation
	Editorial Introduction
	The Image of God and the Moral Identity of Persons: An Evaluation of the Holistic Theology of Persons	1
	The Divine in the Law	27
	Giving unto Caesar: Rationality, Reciprocity, and Legal Recognition of Religion	45
	Politics and Sociology: New Research Agendas for the Study of Law and Religion	65
	Law as a Religious Enterprise: Legal Interpretation and Scriptural Interpretation	83
	Historical Observations on the Relationship between Letter and Spirit	101
	'Batter my Heart': On the Three-Disciplined Search for Meaning	111
	Post-Modernism, Hermeneutics, and Authenticity: Interpreting Legal and Theological Texts in the Twenty-First Century	131
	The 'First Source' of Islamic Law: Muslim Legal Exegesis of the Qur'an	145
	Freedom of Religion as the Fruit of the Radical Reformation	163
	The European Court of Human Rights and Religion	185
	Human Rights, Religious Liberty, and the University Debate	205
	Religious Liberty as a Collective Right	227
	Clashing Rights, Exemptions, and Opt-Outs: Religious Liberty and 'Homophobia'	247
	Religious Group Autonomy, Gay Ordination, and Human Rights Law	275
	Freedom of Religion: Legal Perspectives	299
	The Public Manifestation of Religion or Belief: Challenges for a Multi-Faith Society in the Twenty-First Century	311
	Professional Ethics and Autonomy: A Theological Critique	329
	Clergy Privilege and Conscientious Objection to the Privilege	347
	Is the Jewish Get any Business of the State?	365
	The Intersecting Worlds of Religious and Secular Marriage	385
	Judicial Approaches to Religious Disputes	409
	Justifications for Religious Autonomy	421
	Religious Remnants in the Composition of the United Kingdom Parliament	443
	Religious Denomination or Public Religion? The Legal Status of the Church of England	457
	Defining the Legal Boundaries of Orthodoxy for Public and Private Religion in England	471
	International Law and Peace between the Nations: The Contribution of the Baha'i Faith	497
	A Voyage in God's Canoe: Law and Religion in Melanesia	509
	Christian Perspectives on the Law: What Makes them Distinctive?	529
	Radical Change in the Legal Regulation of Religious Affairs in Post-communist Poland	547
	Index	559