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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465211403321

Autore

Cookson Catharine

Titolo

Regulating religion [[electronic resource] ] : the courts and the free exercise clause / / Catharine Cookson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001

ISBN

0-19-802962-4

1-4237-2648-0

9786610472291

1-280-47229-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (282 p.)

Disciplina

342.73/0852

Soggetti

Freedom of religion - United States

Church and state - United States

Religion and politics - United States

Casuistry

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; 1 The Legal Boundary between the Garden and the Wilderness: Legislation or the Free Exercise Clause?; 2 The Process of Casuistry; 3 Law and Dis-orderly Religion: Typologies of the Relationship between Conscience and the State; 4 The Religiously Encumbered Self; 5 Societal Boundaries, Paranoia and Ill Humor, and the Role of the Courts under the Free Exercise Clause; 6 A Critique of the Court's Free Exercise Clause Jurisprudence in the U.S. Supreme Court Case of Employment Division; 7 Governmental Intervention in and Punishment for the Use of Spiritual Healing Methods

8 Casuistical Free Exercise Jurisprudence: A Summary and Some ConclusionsNotes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W

Sommario/riassunto

Jurisprudence regarding the Free Exercise of Religion Clause of the US Constitution is in a state of confusion. This study explores the government's stance on the issue.