Crisis of Religious Liberty - Reflections From Law, History, and Catholic Social Thought

In The Crisis of Religious Liberty:Reflections from Law, History, and Catholic Social Thought, contributors consider a series of significant challenges to the freedom of religious conscience and expression in the United States today.

List of contents

Foreword by Anne Hendershott
Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Religious Liberty and the Human Good
Robert P. George

Chapter 2: A Culture of Religious Liberty
Gerard V. Bradley

Chapter 3: A Tale of Two (Religious) Freedoms in a Time Such as This
Randy Lee

Chapter 4: Thomas Jefferson's Philosophy of Religious Freedom: The Political Philosophy of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Vincent Phillip Müoz

Chapter 5: "Marching in Opposite Directions": Religion and Liberty in the American Past and Present
Kevin Schmiesing

Chapter 6: "Engines of the Ruling Party": Political Correctness, 9/11, and the Politics of Culture Robert A. Destro

Chapter 7: From Articles of Peace to Kulturkampf: Catholicism, the HHS Mandate, and the Problem of Religious Pluralism in America
Kenneth L. Grasso

Chapter 8: The Human Right to Religious Liberty: How Does the U.S. Measure Up?
William L. Saunders

Afterword by Stephen M. Krason
About the Contributors
Index

About the author

Stephen M. Krason is professor of political science and legal studies and director of the political science program at Franciscan University of Steubenville, cofounder and president of the Society of Catholic Social Scientists, and a lawyer. He has authored and edited several books on topics related to Catholic social thought including The Public Order and the Sacred Order: Contemporary Issues, Catholic Social Thought, and the Western and American Traditions (Scarecrow Press, 2009) and most recently Child Abuse, Family Rights, and the Child Protective System: A Critical Analysis from Law, Ethics, and Catholic Social Teaching (Rowman & Littlefield, 2014).

Summary

In The Crisis of Religious Liberty: Reflections from Law, History, and Catholic Social Thought, contributors consider a series of significant challenges to the freedom of religious conscience and expression in the United States today.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen M. Krason
• Assisted by: Stephen M. Krason (Editor), Krason Stephen M. (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.12.2014
• EAN: 9781442242531
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-4253-1
• No. of pages: 210
• Series: Catholic Social Thought; Catholic Social Thought
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Pastoral Resources, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Christianity, United States of America, USA, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Human rights, civil rights, Religious social and pastoral thought and activity, Christian social thought & activity, Religious freedom / freedom of worship