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Pleasant Grove V. Summum: Losing The Battle To Win The War, Ian C. Bartrum
Pleasant Grove V. Summum: Losing The Battle To Win The War, Ian C. Bartrum
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This short essay explores the potential doctrinal implications of the Supreme Court's recent decision in Pleasant Grove v. Summum.
Faithful Hermeneutics, Francis J. Mootz Iii
Faithful Hermeneutics, Francis J. Mootz Iii
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This article was presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Law Schools on January 9, 2009 as part of a panel on "Scriptural and Constitutional Hermeneutics." The panel was co-sponsored by the Law and Religion Section, Section on Jewish Law, and Section on Islamic Law, and the papers will be published by the Michigan State Law Review.
My article compares legal and religious hermeneutics by exploring the dual nature of what I term "faithful hermeneutics." The ambiguity evoked by this phrase is intentional. On one hand, it suggests an investigation of the relationship between legal and religious …