The Social Equality of Religion or Belief: A New View of Religion’s Place in Society

Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Introduction: The Social Equality of Religion or Belief....Pages 1-48
Front Matter....Pages 49-49
The Problem of ‘Belief’....Pages 51-67
Religious Freedom and Anti-discrimination in Europe and the US: Generally Applicable Laws and Possible Exceptions....Pages 68-79
The Equality Paradigm in Warner v. Boca Raton: Winnifred Sullivan and The Impossibility of Religious Freedom....Pages 80-91
Proportional Prayers: Social Equality in the Scottish Parliament?....Pages 92-106
Habermas and Rawls on Democracy, Reason and Faith....Pages 107-120
Front Matter....Pages 121-121
The Social Equality of Religion or Belief: A Critique....Pages 123-136
Muslim Identity, Psychic Detachment and Universal Rights....Pages 137-149
Religion and Caste in the UK: Reflections on Hindu and Sikh Fundamentalist Mobilisations....Pages 150-165
Religion and Ethnicity: The Status of Jews in UK Law....Pages 166-179
Front Matter....Pages 181-181
Political Liberalism, Separation and Establishment....Pages 183-199
The Church of England’s Hold over Marriage: The Queer Case for Disestablishment....Pages 200-215
The 2008 Concordat in Brazil: ‘Modern Public Religion’ or Neo-corporatism?....Pages 216-225
The Bloating of the Constitution: Equality and the US Establishment Clause....Pages 226-238
The Limits of Canada’s Commitment to State Neutrality in Religious Matters....Pages 239-250
Back Matter....Pages 251-279