• The Study of Law and Religion in the United States: An Interim Report

    Author(s):
    John Witte, Jr. (see profile)
    Date:
    2012
    Subject(s):
    Law, Religion
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    Religious Freedom, Legal Positivism, Natural Law Theory, United States Supremer Court, Freedom of Public Religion, Law and Religion, Interdisciplinary Legal Study
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/yxdj-p377
    Abstract:
    The study of law and religion has exploded around the world. This article, prepared in celebration of the silver anniversary of the Ecclesiastical Law Society, traces the development of law and religion study in the United States. Despite its long tradition of strict separation of church and state and despite its long allegiance to legal positivism and intellectual secularization, the United States has emerged as a world leader of the new interdisciplinary field of law and religion. Hundreds of American scholars, from different confessions and professions, are now at work in this field, and two dozen major research centers and journals have been established at American law schools. After canvassing some of the main themes and trends in American law and religion scholarship today, this article concludes with a brief reflection on some of the main challenges before Christian scholars who work in the field of ecclesiastical law.
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    Pub. Date:
    2012
    Journal:
    Ecclesiastical Law Journal
    Volume:
    14
    Page Range:
    327 - 354
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    4 years ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved
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