Religion, Secularism, and Constitutional Democracy / / ed. by Cécile Laborde, Jean Cohen.

Polarization between political religionists and militant secularists on both sides of the Atlantic is on the rise. Critically engaging with traditional secularism and religious accommodationism, this collection introduces a constitutional secularism that robustly meets contemporary challenges. It id...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2016]
©2015
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:Religion, Culture, and Public Life ; 20
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Physical Description:1 online resource (464 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Freedom of Religion or Human Rights
  • 1. Religious Freedom and the Fate of Secularism
  • 2. Religion: Ally, Threat, or Just Religion?
  • 3. Regulating Religion Beyond Borders
  • 4. Pluralism vs. Pluralism
  • Part II: Nonestablishments and Freedom of Religion
  • 5. Rethinking Political Secularism and the American Model of Constitutional Dualism
  • 6. Is European Secularism Secular Enough?
  • 7. State-Religion Connections and Multicultural Citizenship
  • 8. Breaching the Wall of Separation
  • 9. Transnational Nonestablishment (Redux)
  • Part III: Religion, Liberalism, and Democracy
  • 10. Liberal Neutrality, Religion, and the Good
  • 11. Religious Arguments and Public Justification
  • 12. Religious Truth and Democratic Freedom
  • 13. Republicanism and Freedom of Religion in France
  • Part IV: Sovereignty and Legal Pluralism in Constitutional Democracies
  • 14. Sovereignty and Religious Norms in the Secular Constitutional State
  • 15. Religion and Minority Legal Orders
  • 16. The Intersection of Civil and Religious Family Law in the U.S. Constitutional Order
  • 17. Religion-Based Legal Pluralism and Human Rights in Europe
  • Conclusion: Is Religion Special?
  • Contributors
  • Index