Managing Religion and the Judicialization of Religious Freedom

Religious freedom is a highly valued goal for many citizens and political leaders around the world, especially in Western-oriented nations. Much ink has been spilled in defense of religious freedom and many have waxed eloquent about the virtues of promoting religious freedom. Most constitutions and...

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Main Author: Richardson, James T. 1943- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2015]
In: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 54, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-19
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Europe / USA / Religious freedom / State / Law / Court / History 1990-2015
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBA Western Europe
KBK Europe (East)
KBQ North America
SA Church law; state-church law
XA Law
Further subjects:B Constitutions
B judicialization
B Religious Freedom
B International
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Summary:Religious freedom is a highly valued goal for many citizens and political leaders around the world, especially in Western-oriented nations. Much ink has been spilled in defense of religious freedom and many have waxed eloquent about the virtues of promoting religious freedom. Most constitutions and other international documents around the world guarantee religious freedom even if those guarantees are sometimes honored in the breach. Why this focus on religious freedom is occurring and how it is being addressed are the focus of this article.
ISSN:1468-5906
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12172