Law and Religion in Contemporary Society by Peter W. Edge, Gr... - 9781138256729

Taylor & Francis

This book enriches the analysis of law and religion in society: exploring the various facets of the multiple tensions that exist in the legal relationships between religious organisations, State and adherents in the period leading up to the third Christian millennium. Against the background of the complex and sometimes contradictory responses of religious organisations and the State to the Human Rights Act, this interdisciplinary collection draws on contributions from leading scholars active in the field of religious rights and the interaction of law and religion in the UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand and elsewhere. Making a timely contribution to international debates in a variety of academic disciplines, contributors explore international concerns over religious liberty, focusing particularly on the boundaries of ethnicity and religious community, the status of the 'established' Churches in the UK, and the proper place for religious organisations under generally applicable legal rw