Worldly politics and divine institutions: contemporary entanglements of faith and government
Worldly Politics and Divine Institutions explores four instances of democratic governments becoming intertwined with religious matters: when the U.K. Supreme Court forced a government-funded faith school (the British JFS School) to change its admission policies; when The European Court of Human Righ...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Perez, Naḥshon, 1973-, Worldly politics and divine institutions : contemporary entanglements of faith and government] (2024) (Saiya, Nilay)
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| Further subjects: | B
Church and state-United States
B Religion and state B Electronic books B Religion And Politics |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9780197579718 |
| Summary: | Worldly Politics and Divine Institutions explores four instances of democratic governments becoming intertwined with religious matters: when the U.K. Supreme Court forced a government-funded faith school (the British JFS School) to change its admission policies; when The European Court of Human Rights ruled that the Catholic Church could dismiss religion teachers in Spanish public schools; when the Italian government upheld mandatory crucifixes in all public school classrooms; and the Bladensburg World War I Memorial (the Peace Cross) case in Maryland, where the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the cross's public placement did not violate the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment. Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Method, Concepts, and Bottom-Up Research -- 2. Immunity, Government-Funded Religious Associations, and Nondiscrimination Rules: Examining the JFS and the Martínez cases -- 3. Hegemonic Religions, Public Spaces, and Established Churches -- 4. Entanglement of Faith and Government: Institutional Lessons from a Casuistic Research -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (160 pages) |
| ISBN: | 0197579736 |