The challenge of pluralism
church and state in five democracies
by Stephen V. Monsma
Provides a comparative analysis of church-state issues in the United States, the Netherlands, Australia, England, and Germany, and argues that the U.S. is unique in the way it resolves religious freedom and religious establishment questions.
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Christianity, Church and state, Democracy, History, Religious aspects, Religious aspects of Democracy, Religious pluralism, Aspect religieux, Pluralisme religieux, Democratie, Kirche, Kerk en staat, Christianisme, Staat, Histoire, Internationaler Vergleich, Demokratie, Démocratie, Église et État, Church and state, history, Democracy, religious aspects, christianityTimes
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The challenge of pluralism: church and state in five democracies
2008, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
in English
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0742554163 9780742554160
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The challenge of pluralism: church and state in five democracies
1997, Rowman & Littlefield
in English
0847685683 9780847685684
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This study compares and evaluates the nature of church-state relations in the United States, the Netherlands, Australia, Germany, and England. The authors conclude that the American conception of church-state separation, with its traditional emphasis on avoiding government establishment of religion, actually discriminates against religious groups by denying religious organizations, particularly schools, access to government services provided by other organizations. The authors persuasively argue that the United States can learn a great deal from these other nations in promoting religious neutrality and the free exercise of religion.
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