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Faith and Law : How Religious Traditions from Calvinism to Islam View American Law.

The relationship between religion and the law is a hot-button topic in America, with the courts, Congress, journalists, and others engaging in animated debates on what influence, if any, the former should have on the latter. Many of these discussions are dominated by the legal perspective, which vie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cochran, Robert F.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The relationship between religion and the law is a hot-button topic in America, with the courts, Congress, journalists, and others engaging in animated debates on what influence, if any, the former should have on the latter. Many of these discussions are dominated by the legal perspective, which views religion as a threat to the law; it is rare to hear how various religions in America view American law, even though most religions have distinct views on law. In Faith and Law, legal scholars from sixteen different religious traditions contend that religious discourse has an important function.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (312 pages)
ISBN:9780814772928
0814772927