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Using a key religious freedom Act, the book analyzes legislative
process, Supreme Court jurisprudence, and discusses the role of
religion in public life. "Religious Free Exercise and Contemporary
American Politics" explains why the Religious Land Use and
Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) had to undergo a major
metamorphosis in order to win approval. The book uses this episode
as a window onto the dynamics of modern constitutional politics,
specifically the constitutional politics of free exercise. The book
argues that, although free exercise of religion remains an
important value in American politics, it has been severely buffeted
by both liberal individualism and identity politics. The former
equates religious 'choice' with all other types of choices one
makes in life, the latter sees religious identity as equivalent to
racial, ethnic, gender, or sexual orientation identities. These two
views coalesced in the late 1990s to force major modifications in
the proposed Religious Liberty Protection Act, succeeding in
limiting its reach only to prisoners and land use disputes. Written
in an accessible manner for students of politics and religion as
well as constitutional politics and law, the book offers a unique
perspective on religious freedom in American politics.
Using a key religious freedom Act, the book analyzes legislative
process, Supreme Court jurisprudence, and discusses the role of
religion in public life. "Religious Free Exercise and Contemporary
American Politics" explains why the Religious Land Use and
Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) had to undergo a major
metamorphosis in order to win approval. The book uses this episode
as a window onto the dynamics of modern constitutional politics,
specifically the constitutional politics of free exercise. The book
argues that, although free exercise of religion remains an
important value in American politics, it has been severely buffeted
by both liberal individualism and identity politics. The former
equates religious "choice" with all other types of choices one
makes in life, the latter sees religious identity as equivalent to
racial, ethnic, gender, or sexual orientation identities. These two
views coalesced in the late 1990s to force major modifications in
the proposed Religious Liberty Protection Act, succeeding in
limiting its reach only to prisoners and land use disputes. Written
in an accessible manner for students of politics and religion as
well as constitutional politics and law, the book offers a unique
perspective on religious freedom in American politics.
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