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

• Autore: Cookson Catharine
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (282 p.)
• Disciplina: 342.73/0852
• Soggetto topico: Freedom of religion - United States; Church and state - United States; Religion and politics - United States; Casuistry
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Regulating religion
• ISBN: 0-19-802962-4; 1-4237-2648-0; 9786610472291; 1-280-47229-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465211403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II