Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-269) and index.
Contents:
Religion, equility and the law. The problem of 'belief' -- Religious freedom and anti-discrimination in Europe and the US : generally applicable laws and possible exceptions -- The equality paradigm in Warner v. Boca Raton : Winnifred Sullivan and The impossibility of religious freedom -- Proportional prayers : social equality in the Scottish parliament? -- Habermas and Rawls on democracy, reason and faith -- Religious identity amongst others. The social equality of religion or bellief : a critique -- Muslim identity, psychic detachment and universal rights -- Religion and caste in the UK : reflections on Hindu and Sikh fundamentalist mobilisations -- Religion and ethnicity : the status of Jews in UK law -- Separation and establishment. Political liberalism, separation and establishment -- The Church of England's hold over marriage : the queer case for disestablishment -- The 2008 Concordat in Brazil : 'modern public religion' or neo-corporatism? -- The bloating of the constitution : equality and the US establishment clause -- The limits of Canada's commitment to state neutrality in religious matters.
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