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"This timely book urges readers to look at the courthouse afrom
a faith contexta].a [A]n exciting picture of the relationship
between pluralistic faiths and law."
--"Choice"
aA truly remarkable collection of first rate essays by a variety
of scholars, one more illuminating than the other.a
--Amitai Etzioni, author of "Security First: For A Muscular, Moral
Foreign Policy"
aA tremendous addition to the literature bounded by the topics
of ethics, religion, public policy, and law. . . . A remarkable
contribution in its conception and execution.a
--Ellen S. Pryor, Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist
University
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 in the making, practice, and adjudication of
American law, not least because our laws rest upon a framework of
religious values. The book includes faiths that have traditionally
had an impact on American law, as well as new immigrant faiths that
are likely to have a growing influence. Each contributor describes
how his or her tradition views law and addresses one legal issue
from that perspective. Topics includeabortion, gay rights,
euthanasia, immigrant rights, and blasphemy and free speech.
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