Law and Religion in Public Life (eBook, ePUB)

The Contemporary Debate
Redaktion: Hosen, Nadirsyah; Mohr, Richard

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The book is unique in bringing together leading scholars and respected religious leaders to address contemporary issues in the relationship of law, religion and the state. The book highlights the interaction between secular law and religion with particular attention being given to the implications for law and society, religious tolerance and freedom. The book focuses on the practical and topical issues that have arisen in recent years in Australia. As one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world, a pioneer of multicutural policies in immigration and social justice, Australia is a revealing site for contemporary studies in a world afraid of immigration and terrorism., issues that are affecting much of the globe.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136725838
• Artikelnr.: 38270667

Autorenporträt

Dr Nadirsyah Hosen is senior lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Wollongong, Australia. Dr Richard Mohr is Director of the Legal Intersections Research Centre at the University of Wollongong, Australia, and Managing Editor of the interdisciplinary journal Law Text Culture.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Da Capo: law and religion from the top down, Richard Mohr
and Nadirsyah Hosen Part 1: Law state and secularism 2. Classifying
church-state arrangements - beyond religious versus secula, Darryn Jensen
3. Christian origins of secularism and the rule of law, Richard Mohr 4. The
future of secularism: a critique, Margaret Davies Part 2: Religion and
speech in a pluralist society 5. Religion, multiculturalism and legal
pluralism, Frank Brennan SJ 6. Religion and freedom of speech in Australia,
Katharine Gelber 7. The reasonable audience of religious hatred - the
semiotic ideology of anti-vilification laws in Australia, Massimo Leon
Part 3 Religion as a factor in legal processes and decisions 8. Religion
and security: what's your motive?, Nadirsyah Hosen 9. Religion and justice:
atonement as an element of justice in both western law and Christian
thought, Cassandra Sharp 10. Why should I do this? Private property,
climate change and Christian sacrifice, Paul Babie Part 4: Negotiating
religious law and personal beliefs 11. Jewish law in a modern Australian
context, Rabbi Jeremy Lawrence 12. Does Australia need a mufti? Analyzing
the institution of ifta in an Australian contemporary context, Mohamad
Abdalla Afterword: A posteriori: the experience of religion, Nadirsyah
Hosen and Richard Mohr