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Religion Law

2009

University of the Pacific

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Faith And Politics In The Post-Secular Age: The Promise Of President Obama, Francis J. Mootz Iii Jan 2009

Faith And Politics In The Post-Secular Age: The Promise Of President Obama, Francis J. Mootz Iii

McGeorge School of Law Scholarly Articles

If the modern era is properly characterized as the 'age of secularism' - a time when constitutional democracies finally have shed the last vestiges of church authority from the political realm and embrace a rationalist and humanist perspective - then the United States appears to be outside the Western mainstream. In this paper I explore how the relationship between politics and religious faith in the United States might be seen as part of the narrative of secularism that defines most other Western countries, even as the differences in the American experience might suggest an evolution of this narrative. My thesis …


Global Issues In Freedom Of Speech And Religion: Cases And Materials, Leslie Gielow Jacobs, Alan Brownstein Jan 2009

Global Issues In Freedom Of Speech And Religion: Cases And Materials, Leslie Gielow Jacobs, Alan Brownstein

McGeorge School of Law Teaching Materials

Brownstein and Jacobs's Global Issues in Freedom of Speech and Religion: Cases and Materials is a companion volume to existing materials. Designed to assist professors in introducing issues of international and comparative law, this title is ideal for use in educational courses that address:

  • The First Amendment
  • Law and religion
  • Individual rights
  • Other topics dealing with free speech and religious liberty


In order to make companion materials understandable and accessible to students as well as to professors who have not taught the materials before, this title:

  • Includes case excerpts, helpful background materials, and notes
  • Is set out in a structure …