ABSTRACT

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.

chapter |11 pages

Introduction

Freedom of/for/from/within religion: conceptually inseparable rights

part I|63 pages

Freedom for and freedom from religion

chapter 1|12 pages

Freedom ‘for’ religion

(yet) another view of the Cathedral

chapter 2|14 pages

The ministerial exception

An inquiry into the status of religious freedom in the United States and abroad

chapter 3|17 pages

The ministerial exception

Theological and legal perspectives from Finland and Europe

part II|77 pages

Emerging social contexts

chapter 9|13 pages

Religious freedom and places of worship

Religious buildings in Europe and the United States

chapter 10|20 pages

The religious precinct

The inequalities of equality law in religious property

chapter 11|10 pages

Freedom of/for/from/within religion in prison

A taxonomy of the Strasbourg jurisprudence

part III|67 pages

Emerging regional contexts

chapter 12|17 pages

Islamic Preaching Board Laws of Kano, Borno, and Niger States

A constitutional and human rights assessment

chapter 14|14 pages

Christonormativity as religious neutrality

A critique of the concept of state religious neutrality in Germany

chapter 15|21 pages

Freedom of religious conscience and persuasion

International law, domestic practice, and perspectives from Asia