Religious free exercise and contemporary American politics : the saga of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 / Jerold L. Waltman.
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, specifi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Continuum,
2011.
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (180 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441174390 1441174397 1282948008 9781282948006 9786612948008 6612948000 9781501300615 150130061X |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |