State and Religion in Israel - A Philosophical-Legal Inquiry

Discusses state and religion relations in Israel by applying a general theory regarding the role of religion in liberal countries.

List of contents

Part I. Theory: 1. Liberalism and neutrality(1): arguments against support; 2. Liberalism and neutrality(2): arguments against preference; 3. The assumed dangers of religion; 4. Religious reasons for separation; 5. Freedom of religion; 6. Protection of religious feelings; 7. Freedom from religion; 8. Religious coercion: the place of religious arguments in the public sphere; Part II. From Theory to Practice: 9. Marriage and divorce; 10. Religious education; 11. Serving religious needs; 12. Drafting Yeshiva students into the army; 13. The Sabbath in a Jewish state; 14. The Supreme Court on the protection of and from religion; 15. Minority religions in Israel.

About the author

Gideon Sapir is Professor in the Faculty of Law at Bar-Ilan University. A scholar of constitutional theory and the relations of state and religion, he is the author of Israeli Constitution: From Evolution to Revolution (forthcoming).Daniel Statman is head of the philosophy department at the University of Haifa and former chair of the Israeli Philosophical Association. He is the author of Moral Dilemmas (1995), Religion and Morality (1995), and most recently, War by Agreement: A Defense of Traditional Just War Theory (forthcoming).

Product details

• Authors: Gideon Sapir, Gideon (Bar-Ilan University Sapir, Sapir Gideon, Daniel Statman, Daniel (University of Haifa Statman, Statman Daniel
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781107150829
• ISBN: 978-1-107-15082-9
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Israel, RELIGION / Judaism / General, Politics & government, Social & political philosophy, Religion & politics, social and political philosophy, Judaism, Politics and government, Middle Eastern history, Religion and Politics