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The Supreme Court and Religion in American Life, Vol. 2: From “Higher Law” to “Sectarian Scruples”
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School vouchers. The Pledge of Allegiance. The ban on government grants for theology students. The abundance of church and state issues brought before the Supreme Court in recent years underscores an incontrovertible truth in the American legal system: the relationship between the state and religion in this country is still fluid and changing. This, the second of two volumes by historian and legal scholar James Hitchcock, offers a complete analysis and interpretati… More >>
The Supreme Court and Religion in American Life, Vol. 2: From “Higher Law” to “Sectarian Scruples”
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Doing Justice to Mercy: Religion, Law, and Criminal Justice
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It is often assumed that the law and religion address different spheres of human life. Religion and ethics articulate complex systems of moral reasoning that concern norms, deliberation of ends, cultivation of disposition, and transformation of moral agency. Law, in contrast, seeks to govern human conduct through procedural justice, rights, and public good. Doing Justice to Mercy ch… More >>
Doing Justice to Mercy: Religion, Law, and Criminal Justice
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Cultural Analysis, Cultural Studies, and the Law: Moving Beyond Legal Realism
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Cultural Analysis, Cultural Studies, and the Law is a field-defining collection of work at the intersection of law, cultural analysis and cultural studies. The marked turn over the past few decades toward claims and policy arguments based on cultural identity—such as ethnicity, race, or religion—has pointed up the urgent need for legal studies to engage cultural critiques. Exploration of legal issues through cultural analyses provides a rich supplement to… More >>
Cultural Analysis, Cultural Studies, and the Law: Moving Beyond Legal Realism
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