Faith and Law : : How Religious Traditions from Calvinism to Islam View American Law / / ed. by Robert F. Cochran Jr.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Aprill, Ellen P.,; Baker, Anthony V.,; Bost, Thomas G.,; Caudill, David S.,; Chakrabarti, Kisor K.,; Cochran, Robert F.,; Durham, W. Cole,; Emon, Anver M.,; French, Rebecca R.,; Hall, Timothy L.,; Howard Yoder, John,; Juárez, José Roberto,; Levine, Samuel J.,; McKinley Brennan, Patrick,; Mensch, Elizabeth,; Scharffs, Brett G.,; Shaffer, Thomas L.,; Tuttle, Robert W.,; Young, Michael K.,
• HerausgeberIn: Cochran Jr., Robert F.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2007]; ©2007
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

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 include abortion, gay rights, euthanasia, immigrant rights, and blasphemy and free speech.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. The Augustinian Framework: The City of God and the City of Man -- Introduction -- 1. Augustine -- Part II. Reformation Faiths -- Introduction -- 2. Calvinists -- 3. Lutherans -- 4. Anabaptists -- 5. Baptists -- Part III. Home-Grown American Faiths -- Introduction -- 6. Evangelicals -- 7. African-American Churches -- 8. Churches of Christ -- 9. Latter-Day Saints -- Part IV. Catholicism -- Introduction -- 10. Catholic Natural Law -- 11. Catholic Social Thought -- Part V. Judaism -- Introduction -- 12. Orthodox Jews -- 13. Reform Jews -- Part VI. New Immigrant Faiths -- Introduction -- 14. Hindus -- 15. Buddhists -- 16. Muslims -- Contributors -- Index