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Catholicism, Liberalism And Communitarianism: The Catholic Intellectual Tradition And The Moral Foundations Of Democracy, Gerry Bradley, Kenneth Grasso, Robert Hunt
Catholicism, Liberalism And Communitarianism: The Catholic Intellectual Tradition And The Moral Foundations Of Democracy, Gerry Bradley, Kenneth Grasso, Robert Hunt
Gerard V. Bradley
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Challenges To Religious Liberty In The Twenty-First Century, Gerry Bradley
Challenges To Religious Liberty In The Twenty-First Century, Gerry Bradley
Gerard V. Bradley
Almost everyone today affirms the importance and merit of religious liberty. But religious liberty is being challenged by new questions (for example, use of the niqab or church adoption services for same-sex couples) and new forces (such as globalization and Islamism). Combined, these make the meaning of religious liberty in the twenty-first century uncertain. This collection of essays by ten of the world's leading scholars on religious liberty takes aim at these issues. The book is arranged around five specific challenges to religious liberty today: the state's responsibility to prevent coercion and intimidation of believers by others within the same …
Church-State Relationships In America, Gerry Bradley
Church-State Relationships In America, Gerry Bradley
Gerard V. Bradley
Although the Supreme Court has stated that the framers of the Constitution erected a wall of separation between church and state, history shows that collective political activity in the United States has been and remains an intensely religious enterprise. Despite seemingly clear agreement on the principle of separation, what that principle entails in controversies involving not only the activities and demands of religious groups but the Court itself has proved contentious. Professor Bradley's book is the most comprehensive analysis of the subject attempted to date. It offers a detailed exploration of the historical meaning of the Establishment Clause of the …