The social equality of religion or belief : a new view of religion's place in society /: a new view of religion's place in society. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Alan Carling.
• Editors: Carling, Alan H
• 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.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxi, 279 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 322/.1; Religion; Religion and state; Freedom of religion; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Political Advocacy; Freedom of religion; Religion and state; Philosophy -- Religious; Social Science -- Sociology of Religion; Philosophy -- Social; Philosophy of religion; Religious issues & debates; Social & political philosophy; Religion and sociology; Philosophy; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137501950; 1137501952
• Related ISBNs: 9781137501943
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-269) and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 24, 2016).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.