An edition of The challenge of pluralism (1997)

The challenge of pluralism

church and state in five democracies

2nd ed.

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An edition of The challenge of pluralism (1997)

The challenge of pluralism

church and state in five democracies

2nd ed.

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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Language
English
Pages
265

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Cover of: The challenge of pluralism
The challenge of pluralism: church and state in five democracies
2008, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
in English - 2nd ed.
Cover of: The challenge of pluralism
The challenge of pluralism: church and state in five democracies
1997, Rowman & Littlefield
in English

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Table of Contents

Preface to the second edition
Preface to the first edition
Introduction
The United States : strict separation under fire
The Netherlands : principled pluralism
Australia : pragmatic pluralism
England : partial establishment
Germany : partnership and autonomy
Church and state in pluralistic democracy.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Lanham, Md

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
322/.1090511
Library of Congress
BV630.3 .M66 2008, BV630.3 .M66 2009, BV630.3.M66 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
265

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL16796653M
Internet Archive
challengeofplura0002mons
ISBN 10
0742554163, 0742554171
ISBN 13
9780742554160, 9780742554177
LCCN
2008015685
OCLC/WorldCat
225846667, 271789119
LibraryThing
1082013
Goodreads
6023332

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL2646312W

Work Description

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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