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 o...
| Sumario: | '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. |
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| Notas: | Also issued in print: 2023. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 22, 2023) |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 0197579744 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780197579718.001.0001 |