Religious Conscience, the State, and the Law: Historical Contexts and Contemporary Significance (S U N Y Series in Religious Studies) - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 0791440028 ISBN 13 : 9780791440025

Editeur : State University of New York Press, 1998

Synopsis

This book examines the history and significance of religious freedom claims by minority, unorthodox faith groups and the contribution their challenges have made to the development of rights discourse and practice in North America.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

John McLaren is Professor of Law at the University of Victoria. He is the editor of, most recently, Essays in the History of Canadian Law, Vol. 6, British Columbia and the Yukon ( with H. Foster), and Law for the Elephant, Law for the Beaver: Essays in the Legal History of the North American West (with H. Foster and C. Orloff). Harold Coward is Director of the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society and Professor of History at the University of Victoria. He is the author of Pluralism: Challenge to World Religions and several books published by SUNY Press, among them Derrida and Indian Philosophy and, as editor, Traditional and Modern Approaches to the Environment on the Pacific Rim.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: State University of New York Press
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0791440028
• ISBN 13: 9780791440025
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 247
• Éditeur: McLaren John, Coward Harold G.
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