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Review Of Friendship In The Hebrew Bible By Saul M. Olyan, Ethan J. Leib
Review Of Friendship In The Hebrew Bible By Saul M. Olyan, Ethan J. Leib
Faculty Scholarship
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Book Review, Mark C. Modak-Truran
Book Review, Mark C. Modak-Truran
Journal Articles
This book brings together two previously separate aspects of Michael J. Perry’s thoughtful and pioneering scholarship dealing with the proper relation of morality (especially religious morality) to law and human rights and the role of courts in protecting human rights.
Book Review, Mark C. Modak-Truran
Book Review, Mark C. Modak-Truran
Journal Articles
In volume 1, James Hitchcock provides a comprehensive historical treatment of all the U.S. Supreme Court cases involving the religion clauses. Volume 2 focuses on the broader “context of the continuing dialogue about the role of religion in public life” and its relationship to the Court’s interpretation of the religion clauses.
Book Review, Mark C. Modak-Truran
Book Review, Mark C. Modak-Truran
Journal Articles
Lucinda Peach addresses the issue of religious lawmaking by focusing on the constitutional implications and gender issues that she argues have been overlooked by the Supreme Court and by participants in the debate about religion in politics.
Book Review: Law And Religion: Current Legal Issues 2001 - Volume 4, S. I. Strong
Book Review: Law And Religion: Current Legal Issues 2001 - Volume 4, S. I. Strong
Faculty Publications
As volume four of Current Legal Issues demonstrates, commentary on the interplay between law and religion in the UK is growing, although the subject still attracts nowhere near the level of attention it does in other countries. The newest addition to the literature constitutes a welcome advance to lawyers working or interested in the field. For example, many existing collections of essays on law and religion focus primarily on sociological issues. This compilation, on the other hand, contains many essays that stress truly legal dilemmas, although sociological, philosophical and other approaches to the question are still well represented among the …
Book Review, Mark C. Modak-Truran
Book Review, Mark C. Modak-Truran
Journal Articles
Eric Michael Mazur’s dissertation (supervised by Phillip E. Hammond) argues that minority religious communities have had to “subordinate their distinct theological beliefs to the transcending principles of the majority articulated by the constitutional order, or they are forced to do so by the physical powers of the government” (p. xxv). To support this argument, he takes an empirical approach and focuses on the Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormons), and Native American religious traditions.
Book Review: Faith In Law: Essays In Legal Theory, S. I. Strong
Book Review: Faith In Law: Essays In Legal Theory, S. I. Strong
Faculty Publications
The essays collected in this book arise out of a series of seminars exploring the relationship between law and faith, broadly defined, and investigate "the many varied links between law and faith", particularly as those links relate to legal theory. While the editors intended to demonstrate the diversity of ways in which the topic can be viewed, this very diversity causes some problems for the reader.
Profit, Progress And Moral Imperatives, Deborah W. Post
Profit, Progress And Moral Imperatives, Deborah W. Post
Scholarly Works
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Book Review Of Religion And The State: Essays In Honor Of Leo Pfeffer, By James E. Wood, Jr., Ruti G. Teitel
Book Review Of Religion And The State: Essays In Honor Of Leo Pfeffer, By James E. Wood, Jr., Ruti G. Teitel
Other Publications
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