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1 online resource (180 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Dilemmas of free exercise in contemporary America -- Free exercise jurisprudence through 1997: Reynolds to Boerne -- The fine tuned politics of developing a response -- Building a record to meet the demands of section 5 -- The initial opposition to RLPA -- From RLPA to RLUIPA: civil rights versus religious liberty takes center stage -- Aftermath -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
Religious Free Exercise and Contemporary American Politics explains why the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) had to undergo a major metamorphosis in order to win approval. The book uses this episode as a window onto the dynamics of modern constitutional politics, specifically the constitutional politics of free exercise. The book argues that, although free exercise of religion remains an important value in American politics, it has been severely buffeted by both liberal individualism and identity politics. The former equates religious "choice" with all other types. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United States. Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000.
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Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (United States) |
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Freedom of religion -- United States.
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Freedom of religion. |
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United States. |
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Prisoners -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
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Prisoners -- Legal status, laws, etc. |
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Prisoners -- Religious life -- United States.
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Prisoners -- Religious life. |
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Land use -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Land use -- Law and legislation. |
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Church property -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Church property -- Law and legislation. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Waltman, Jerold L., 1945- Religious free exercise and contemporary American politics. New York : Continuum, 2011 9781441108814 (DLC) 2010008558 (OCoLC)542321805 |
| ISBN |
9781441174390 (electronic book) |
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1441174397 (electronic book) |
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9781441108814 |
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1441108815 |
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9781441122032 |
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1441122036 |
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