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  • Freedom of Religion and Belief

    Volume II

    Series series The Library of Essays on Law and Religion
    The essays and articles selected for this volume analyze what is generally understood by freedom of religion and belief in today’s world. The different aspects of this fundamental right are considered from the contents of freedom of religion, to the possible limitations of this freedom; and from the freedom of, or freedom from, conundrum to the question of the collective or individual right. This ... Read more

    $89.31 CAD

  • Religion in the Public Space

    Volume III

    Series series The Library of Essays on Law and Religion
    Religion in the public sphere is one of the most debated issues in the field of law and religion. This volume brings together articles which address some of the more prominent recent cases relating to religion and education, religion and the workplace, family law and religious symbols. The essays discuss the meaning of secularism today and the difficult issue of religion in the public sphere and ... Read more

    $89.31 CAD

  • Law and Religion in the 21st Century

    Relations between States and Religious Communities

    Series series Cultural Diversity and Law
    This book brings together leading international scholars of law and religion to provide an overview of current issues in State-religion relations. The first part of the collection offers a picture of recent developments in key countries and regions. The second part is focused on Europe and, in particular, on the Nordic States and the post-communist countries where State-religion systems have ... Read more

    $114.04 CAD

  • Religious Rules, State Law, and Normative Pluralism - A Comparative Overview

    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book is devoted to the study of the interplay between religious rules and State law. It explores how State recognition of religious rules can affect the degree of legal diversity that is available to citizens and why such recognition sometime results in more individual and collective freedom and sometime in a threat to equality of citizens before the law. The first part of the book contains a ... Read more

    $128.09 CAD

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  • Freethinkers

    A History of American Secularism

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    Creation Spirituality and the Transformation of Christianity

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    Understanding the Value of Choice

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