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The Law of Religious Organizations, provides the first modern
systematic account of the English law relating to religious
organizations. It introduces the subject through an historical
overview of the relationship between church and state, and a
depiction of contemporary patterns and structures of organized
faith. It considers in depth the emerging human rights law of
religious associations, the legal constitution of religious bodies,
the status of ministers of religion and legal privileges associated
with public religion.
Subsequent chapters examine the legal regulation of major aspects
of religious life, including rituals, faith-based education and the
delivery of faith-based welfare services. The book also considers
broader questions of the legal regulation of religion in public
life, from access to public discourse through formal and informal
governmental consultation processes to safeguarding the presence of
religious voices in the regulated mass media.
The final chapter draws together the author's reflections on trends
at a broader level of constitutional theory. It argues that modern
constitutional law occupies an uncertain position between
establishment and secularism. While accepting a version of the
secularization thesis in respect of English law, the author
identifies but rejects legal secularism as a specific alternative
to establishment. Instead, he argues for the clearer recognition of
constitutional principles of autonomy and neutrality in the
regulation of religious life.
The principal focus of the book is the law as it applies to
non-established religions, but comparative reference is made
throughout to the position of the Church of England. It emphasises
the recent historical development of the law as an essential key to
understanding current controversies and possible future
resolutions.
"The Thoughtful Guide to God" presents a rational approach to
notions of God and soul for those who are disenchanted with
organized religion. Reviving concepts of the divine that go back to
the earliest human civilizations of both East and West, it shows
how ideas have evolved from early scriptural revelations, through
the rationalization of the Greek philosophers, to the developments
of modern physics. Few works bring together ideas from so many
disciplines-from religion, philosophy and science, with all the
supporting detail. Packed with references for further reading, it
provides a bridge between science and religion, and between many of
the different religions of the world. All the terms and concepts
are explained so that they are accessible to the general reader.
The discoveries of Newton and Galileo, through to Einstein and
contemporary scientists, and the ideas of God from a number of
Jewish, Christian, Islamic and Hindu thinkers, are presented with
brief biographical background to put these personalities in
context. Their thoughts are fused with those of Greek and later
philosophers that have shaped society in Western Europe to provide
a unifying concept of the divine as Communal Soul- a one-world view
which it is essential should convince more of the population in the
materialist West if Earth and humankind are to survive into the
22nd century.
Reclaiming an Evangelical History of Activism In recent years,
there has been renewed interest by evangelicals in the topic of
biblical social justice. Younger evangelicals and millennials, in
particular, have shown increased concern for social issues. But
this is not a recent development. Following World War II, a new
movement of American evangelicals emerged who gradually increased
their efforts on behalf of justice. This work explains the
important historical context for evangelical reengagement with
social justice issues. The authors provide an overview of
post-World War II evangelical social justice and compassion
ministries, introducing key figures and seminal organizations that
propelled the rediscovery of biblical justice. They explore
historical and theological lessons learned and offer a way forward
for contemporary Christians.
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