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03052aam a22004338i 4500 001 E93398F8C7F211EAB1F2873797128E48 003 SILO 005 20200717010022 008 191203s2020 nyu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2019055076 020 $a 0367440539 020 $a 9780367440534 035 $a (OCoLC)1130376584 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-fr--- $a n-cn-qu $a e-fr--- 050 00 $a K3280 $b .B43 2020 100 1 $a Beaman, Lori G. $e author. 245 14 $a The transition of religion to culture in law and public discourse / $c Lori Beaman. 263 $a 2005 264 1 $a Abingdon, Oxon ; $b Routledge, $c 2020. 300 $a pages cm. 490 0 $a ICLARS series on law and religion 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction -- Praying for good governance -- Away in a manger -- A Christian nation and the land of the free -- Conclusion : balancing heritage, culture, religion, and inclusion 520 $a "This book explores the recent trend toward the transformation of religious symbols and practices into culture in Western democracies. Analyses of three legal cases involving religion in the public sphere are used to illuminate this trend: a municipal council chamber; a town hall; and town board meetings. Each case involves a different national context-Canada, France, and the United States-and each illustrates something interesting about the shape-shifting nature of religion, specifically its flexibility and dexterity in the face of the secular, the religious, and the plural. Despite the differences in national contexts, in each instance religion is transformed into culture or heritage by the courts to justify or excuse its presence and to distance the state from the possibility that it is violating legal norms of distance from religion. The cultural practice or symbol is represented as a shared national value or activity. Transforming the 'Other' into 'Us' through reconstitution is also possible. Finally, anxiety about the 'Other' becomes part of the story of rendering religion as culture, resulting in the impugning of anyone who dares to question the putative shared culture"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Religion and state. 650 0 $a Church and state $z Quebec (Province) 650 0 $a Church and state $z France. 650 0 $a Church and state $z United States. 650 7 $a Church and state. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00860509 650 7 $a Religion and state. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01093863 651 7 $a France. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204289 651 7 $a Quebec. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01207316 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 776 08 $i Online version: $a Beaman, Lori G. $t The transition of religion to culture in law and public discourse $d Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020. $z 9781003007319 $w (DLC) 2019055077 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20210721015431.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E93398F8C7F211EAB1F2873797128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search