How - and Why - American Jews Have Contended for Religious Freedom: The Requirements and Limits of Civility

The issue is not only what we debate, but how. … Conflicts over the relationship between deeply held beliefs and public policy will remain a continuing feature of democratic life. They do not discredit the First Amendment, but confirm its wisdom and point to the need to distinguish the Religious Lib...

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Main Author: Rabinove, Samuel (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1990
In: Journal of law and religion
Year: 1990, Volume: 8, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 131-152
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