Interpreting the free exercise of religion : the Constitution and American pluralism /

In this book, Bette Novit Evans explores the contemporary understandings of this First Amendment guarantee in all of its complexity and ambiguity.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Evans, Bette Novit
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina Press, ©1997.
Temas:
Freedom of religion > United States.
Church and state > United States.
Liberté religieuse > États-Unis.
Église et État > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
Church and state.
Freedom of religion.
Religionsfreiheit
Staat
Kirche
United States.
USA.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In this book, Bette Novit Evans explores the contemporary understandings of this First Amendment guarantee in all of its complexity and ambiguity.
Evans situates constitutional arguments about free exercise within the context of theological and sociological insights about American religious experience. She surveys and evaluates several of the most well considered approaches to religious freedom and applies them to contemporary legal controversies, examining problems in defining religion and claims concerning the autonomy of religious institutions. Her conclusions about religious liberty are embedded in an appreciation of American pluralism: the guarantee of religious freedom, she argues, can be understood as an instrument for fostering alternative sources of meaning within a pluralistic political community.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (294 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (o, [247]-288) and index.
ISBN:0807861340
9780807861349

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