Law and Religion
About the Book Series
The practice of religion by individuals and groups, the rise of religious diversity, and the fear of religious extremism, raise profound questions for the interaction between law and religion in society. The regulatory systems involved, the religion laws of secular government (national and international) and the religious laws of faith communities, are valuable tools for our understanding of the dynamics of mutual accommodation and the analysis and resolution of issues in such areas as: religious freedom; discrimination; the autonomy of religious organisations; doctrine, worship and religious symbols; the property and finances of religion; religion, education and public institutions; and religion, marriage and children. In this series, scholars at the forefront of law and religion contribute to the debates in this area. The books in the series are analytical with a key target audience of scholars and practitioners, including lawyers, religious leaders, and others with an interest in this rapidly developing discipline.
Series Editor
Professor Norman Doe is Director of the Centre for Law and Religion, which he set up at Cardiff Law School in 1998.
Editorial Board
Carmen Asiaín is a Law Professor at University of Montevideo (Uruguay).
Paul Babie is Professor and Associate Dean (International), Adelaide Law School.
Pieter Coertzen is the chairperson of the Unit for the Study of Law and Religion in the Beyers Naudé Center for Public Theology, Faculty of Theology, University of Stellenbosch.
Alison Mawhinney is a Reader in Law at Bangor University.
Michael John Perry is a Senior Fellow at Emory University’s Center for the Study of Law and Religion and has held a Robert W. Woodruff University Chair there since 2003.
Law and Christianity in Latin America: The Work of Great Jurists
1st Edition
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By M.C. Mirow, Rafael Domingo
September 26, 2022
This volume examines the lives of more than thirty-five key personalities in Latin American law with a focus on how their Christian faith was a factor in molding the evolution of law in their countries and the region. The book is a significant contribution to our ability to understand the work and...
Tax Law, Religion, and Justice: An Exploration of Theological Reflections on Taxation
1st Edition
By Allen Calhoun
September 26, 2022
This book asks why tax policy is both attracted to and repelled by the idea of justice. Accepting the invitation of economist Henry Simons to acknowledge that tax justice is a theological concept, the work explores theological doctrines of taxation to answer the presenting question. The overall ...
Christianity and Private Law
1st Edition
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By Robert Cochran, Jr, Michael Moreland
May 30, 2022
This volume examines the relationship between Christian legal theory and the fields of private law. Recent years have seen a resurgence of interest in private law theory, and this book contributes to that discussion by drawing on the historical, theological, and philosophical resources of the ...
Law and the Christian Tradition in Italy: The Legacy of the Great Jurists
1st Edition
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By Orazio Condorelli, Rafael Domingo
May 06, 2022
Firmly rooted on Roman and canon law, Italian legal culture has had an impressive influence on the civil law tradition from the Middle Ages to present day, and it is rightly regarded as "the cradle of the European legal culture." Along with Justinian’s compilation, the US Constitution, and the ...
Church Laws and Ecumenism: A New Path for Christian Unity
1st Edition
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By Norman Doe
April 29, 2022
Written by experts from within their communities, this book compares the legal regimes of Christian churches as systems of religious law. The ecumenical movement, with its historical theological focus, has failed to date to address the role of church law in shaping relations between churches and ...
Law and The Christian Tradition in Scandinavia: The Writings of Great Nordic Jurists
1st Edition
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By Kjell Å Modéer, Helle Vogt
April 29, 2022
This book presents a comprehensive history of law and religion in the Nordic context. The entwinement of law and religion in Scandinavia encompasses an unusual history, not widely known yet important for its impact on contemporary political and international relations in the region. The volume ...
Christianity and Criminal Law
1st Edition
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By Mark Hill QC, Norman Doe, RH Helmholz, John Witte, Jr.
February 01, 2022
This collection, by leading legal scholars, judges and practitioners, together with theologians and church historians, presents historical, theological, philosophical and legal perspectives on Christianity and criminal law. Following a Preface by Lord Judge, formerly Lord Chief Justice of England ...
Christianity and Global Law
1st Edition
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By Rafael Domingo, John Witte, Jr.
December 13, 2021
This book explores both historical and contemporary Christian sources and dimensions of global law and includes critical perspectives from various religious and philosophical traditions. Two dozen leading scholars discuss the constituent principles of this new global legal order historically, ...
Religious Symbols and the Intervention of the Law: Symbolic Functionality in Pluralist States
1st Edition
By Sylvie Bacquet
March 31, 2021
In contemporary pluralist states, where faith communities live together, different religious symbols and practices have to coexist. This may lead to conflicts between certain minority practices and the dominant majority, particularly around the manifestation of belief in the public domain which may...
The Collective Dimension of Freedom of Religion: A Case Study on Turkey
1st Edition
By Mine Yıldırım
August 14, 2020
The right to freedom of religion or belief, as enshrined in international human rights documents, is unique in its formulation in that it provides protection for the enjoyment of the rights "in community with others". This book explores the notion of the collective dimension of freedom of religion ...
Ecclesiastical Law, Clergy and Laity: A History of Legal Discipline and the Anglican Church
1st Edition
By Neil Patterson
June 30, 2020
Discipline in an ecclesiastical context can be defined as the power of a church to maintain order among its members on issues of morals or doctrine. This book presents a scholarly engagement with the way in which legal discipline has evolved within the Church of England since 1688. It explores how ...
Law, Religion and Love: Seeking Ecumenical Justice for the Other
1st Edition
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By Paul Babie, Vanja-Ivan Savić
June 30, 2020
Increasingly, the modern neo-liberal world marginalises any notion of religion or spirituality, leaving little or no room for the sacred in the public sphere. While this process advances, the conservative and harmful behaviours associated with some religions and their adherents exacerbate this ...