Religious Conscience, the State, and the Law: Historical Contexts and Contemporary SignificanceJohn McLaren, Harold Coward This book examines the history and significance of religious freedom claims by minority, unorthodox faith groups and the contribution their challenges have made to the development of rights discourse and practice in North America. |
Contents
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Willing to Suffer Law and Religious Conscience in SeventeenthCentury England | 13 |
Excommunicating the Governors Wife Religious Dissent in the Puritan Colonies before the Era of Rights Consciousness | 29 |
Enlightenment and Conscience | 46 |
Speech for the Soul Religion Conscience and Free Speech in Antebellum America | 62 |
Jewish Nongovernmental Organizations Religious Human Rights and Public Advocacy in the Twentieth Century | 77 |
Communal Property and Freedom of Religion Lakeside Colony of Hutterian Brethren v Hofer | 97 |
The Doukhobor Belief in Individual Faith and Conscience and the Demands of the Secular State | 117 |
AntiSemitism and the Growth of Rights Consciousness in Western Europe and North America | 154 |
The Struggle to Preserve Aboriginal Spiritual Teachings and Practices | 168 |
Expansion and Constriction of Religion The Paradox of the Indian Secular State | 189 |
Religion and Public Education in Canada after the Charter | 206 |
The Cultural and Religious Heritage Perspectives on the Muslim Experience | 224 |
About the Authors | 239 |
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The Law and Reconstituted Christianity The Case of the Mormons | 136 |
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