Overview
- Applies contrasting interpretations of neutrality to a broad range of issues
- Of interest to scholars in political theory, religion and politics, public policy, American political thought, and constitutional law
- Addresses specific current issues in the court cases discussed
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy (PSRPP)
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“Free Exercise of Religion in the Liberal Polity: Conflicting Interpretations argues that our thinking about contemporary controversial issues such as same-sex marriage and the granting of exemptions from neutral laws of general applicability to religious believers would be greatly improved by paying closer attention to the principle of neutrality, disaggregating formal and substantive neutrality, and arguing for the former. Gill fears that the present state of the discussion risks establishing a privileged position for religious individuals and organizations to the detriment of the civic standing of others. Readers seeking distinctions between acceptable and problematic manifestations of conscientious belief will benefit greatly from this work, Gill’s command of the relevant literature, and her deep understanding of the conflict among different meanings of the free exercise of religion.” (Gordon A. Babst, Associate Professor of Political Science, Chapman University, USA and author of Liberal Constitutionalism, Marriage, and Sexual Orientation (2002))
“Exploring such real-life controversies as the reach of anti-discrimination laws, public funding of religious organizations, and the ramifications of shifting definitions of marriage and family, Emily Gill meticulously discusses the balance between our civic commitment to equality on the one hand, and claims of religious freedom to discriminate on the other. She makes a powerful case for attempting to reconcile these competing values by understanding more fully what equality really means and the nature of the government’s obligations to all citizens. After reading this book, you will have an enhanced appreciation for the difficulty of the questions Professor Gill asks and deep respect for her careful argument for how to answer them.” (Samuel A. Marcosson, Professor, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville, USA)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Emily R. Gill is Professor of Political Science Emerita at Bradley University, USA. She is the author of Becoming Free: Autonomy and Diversity in the Liberal Polity (2001) and An Argument for Same-Sex Marriage: Religious Freedom, Sexual Freedom, and Public Expressions of Civic Inequality (2012).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Free Exercise of Religion in the Liberal Polity
Book Subtitle: Conflicting Interpretations
Authors: Emily R. Gill
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25037-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-25036-2Published: 02 September 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-25039-3Published: 02 September 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-25037-9Published: 21 August 2019
Series ISSN: 2731-6769
Series E-ISSN: 2731-6777
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 296
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Religion and Society, Politics and Religion, US Politics, Political Theory