Common and civil law jurisdictions are represented in this text which looks at the relationship between law and religion. The volume discusses common hermeneutical questions faced by Islamic, Christian and Jewish traditions and the implications for religious practice over human rights.

Editorial Introduction ; The Image of God and the Moral Identity of Persons: An Evaluation of the Holistic Theology of Persons ; The Divine in the Law ; Giving unto Caesar: Rationality, Reciprocity, and Legal Recognition of Religion ; Politics and Sociology: New Research Agendas for the Study of Law and religion ; Law as a Religious Enterprise: Legal Interpretation and Scriptural Interpretation ; Historical Observations on the Relationship between Letter and Spirit ; 'Batter My Heart': On the Three Disciplined Search for Meaning ; Postmodernism, Hermeneutics, and Authenticity: Interpreting Legal and Theological Texts in the 21st Century ; The 'First Source' of Islamic Law: Muslim Legal Exegesis of the Qua'an ; Law and Religion: The Case of the History of Human Rights: Freedom of Religion as the Fruit of the Radical Reformation ; The European Court of Human Rights and Religion ; Human Rights, Religious Liberty, and the University Debate ; Religious Liberty as a Collective Right ; Clashing Rights, Exemptions, and Opt-Outs: Religious Liberty and 'Homophobia' ; Religious Group Autonomy, Gay Ordination and Human Rights Law ; Freedom of Religion: Legal Perspective on Religion ; Professional Ethics and Autonomy: A Theological Critique ; Clergy Privilege and Conscientious Objection to the Privilege ; Is the Jewish 'Get' any Business of the State? ; The Intersecting Worlds of Religious and Secular Marriage ; Judicial Approaches to Religious Disputes ; Justifications for Religious Autonomy ; Religious Remants in the Composition of the United Kingdom parliament ; Religious Denomination or Public Religion?: The Legal Status of the Church of England ; Defining the Legal Boundaries of Orthodoxy: For Public and Private Religion in England ; International Law and Peace between the Nations: The Contribution of the Baha'i Faith ; A Voyage in God's Canoe: Law and Religion in Melanesia ; Christian Perspectives on the Law: What Makes them Distinctive? ; Radical Change in the Legal Regulation of Religious Affairs as Exemplified by Post-Communist Poland

`This collection will quickly establish itself as compulsory reading for practitioners working close to the law-religion dividing line: it provokes thought on issues like the difference in legal treatment of established churches and those regarded as private law constructions, and it offers a substantial and useful listing of case-law and national legislation.' Expository Times `... a fascinating volume to dip in to, examining the interaction of religious practice and the law, raising a number of difficult and fascinating questions.' Church Review `This book makes a good read, not just for lawyers and theologians, but for anyone intrigued by the tensions between law and religion.' Church Times

Fourth volume in the series whose sister publication `Current Legal Problems' is very well known and highly regarded Interdisciplinary with a wide range of material covering law and religion Will appeal to a broad audience in the fields of law and religion

Fourth volume in the series whose sister publication `Current Legal Problems' is very well known and highly regarded Interdisciplinary with a wide range of material covering law and religion Will appeal to a broad audience in the fields of law and religion