The Contested Place of Religion in Family Law
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Like many beliefs, religious views matter across an individual's life and the life cycle of a family - from birth to marriage, through child-rearing, and, eventually, death. This volume examines clashes over religious liberty within the personal realm of the family.
Against swirling religious beliefs, secular values, and legal regulation, this volume offers a forward-looking examination of tensions between religious freedom and the state's protective function.
Contributors unpack some of the Court's recent decisions and explain how they set the stage for ongoing disputes. They evaluate religious claims around birth control, circumcision, modesty, religious education, marriage, polygamy, shared parenting, corporal punishment, faith healing, divorce, and the end of life. Authors span legislators, attorneys, academics, journalists, ministers, physicians, child advocates, and representatives of minority faiths. The Contested Place of Religion in Family Law begins an overdue conversation on questions dividing the nation.
The first book to explore the implications of Obergefell v. Hodges and Burwell v. Hobby Lobby since the election of President Trump.
Covers some of the most intractable and pressing social conflicts in American culture today, including faith healing, access to contraceptives, respect for minority cultures in public spaces, home schooling, the 'right' kind of marriage, claims of religious objectors not to facilitate access to emergency contraceptives, and civil marriage.
The authors utilize a wide range of analytical tools including: economic theory, constitutional law, social science analysis, empirical methods, historical examination of the law's development, and comparative perspectives from other countries (Israel, Australia, France, and various parts of Europe)
- Copyright:
- 2018
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- ISBN-13:
- 9781108278874
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781108417600, 9781108417600
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 06/15/18
- Copyrighted By:
- Robin Fretwell Wilson
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Parenting and Family, Religion and Spirituality, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government
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- Bookshare Staff
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