ABSTRACT
This volume focuses on issues that have only recently come to the forefront of the discipline such as freedom from religion, ordination of homosexuals, apostasy, security and fundamentalism, issues that are linked to the common themes of secularism and globalization. Although these subjects are not new to the academic debate, they have become prominent in law and religion circles as a result of recent and rapid changes in society. The essays in this volume present multiple points of view, facilitate scholars in understanding this evolving discipline and act as a stimulus for further research.This collection gives the reader a sense of the key topics and current debates in law and religion and is of interest to law, politics, human rights, and religion scholars.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|37 pages
Why Religion, Why Now? Political and Legal Perspectives
part II|154 pages
Law, Religion and Social Conflicts
part III|137 pages
Legal Responses to Religious Issues
part IV|70 pages
Law, Religion and Gender Issues
part V|123 pages
Human Rights within Religious Organizations?