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Journals on Religion & Law

The Journal of Law and Religion
Publishes cutting-edge research on religion, human rights, and religious freedom; religion-state relations; religious sources and dimensions of public, private, penal, and procedural law; religious legal systems and their place in secular law; theological jurisprudence; political theology; legal and religious ethics; and more.
Oxford Journal of Law and Religion
Will have a range of articles drawn from various sectors of the law and religion field, including: social, legal and political issues involving the relationship between law and religion in society; comparative law perspectives on the relationship between religion and state institutions; developments regarding human and constitutional rights to freedom of religion or belief; considerations of the relationship between religious and secular legal systems; and other salient areas where law and religion interact.
Rutgers Journal of Law and Religion
The Rutgers Journal of Law and Religion was founded in 1999 and is committed to increasing legal scholarship focusing on the intersection of these two dynamic aspects of the human tradition – law and religion.

Videos on Religion & Law

Religion, Politics, and Law
Looking at the intersection of religion, politics, and law from ancient times (Code of Hammurabi and Abrahamic religions) to the modern day, this program examines religion in the modern day. It discusses Evangelical Christianity, religion in the courtroom, school prayer, and religion in the American election.

Books on Religion & Law

Anti-Lawyers: Religion and the Critics of Law and State by David Saunders
ISBN: 9780415103046
Publication Date: 1997
In early modern Europe the law developed as one of the few non-religious orderings of civil life. Its separation from religion was, however, never complete and we see the contest continued today.
The Clash of Orthodoxies: Law, Religion, and Morality in Crisis by Robert P. George
ISBN: 9781882926947
Publication Date: 2002
In The Clash of Orthodoxies: Law, Religion, and Morality in Crisis, Robert George tackles the issues at the heart of the contemporary conflict of worldviews.
The Dissent of the Governed by Stephen L. Carter
ISBN: 9780674212657
Publication Date: 1998
Carter examines the divided American political character on dissent, with special reference to religion, identifying it in unexpected places, with an eye toward amending it before it destroys our democracy.
Doing Justice to Mercy by Jonathan Rothchild (Editor); Matthew Myer Boulton (Editor); Kevin Jung (Editor)
ISBN: 0813926432
Publication Date: 2007
Doing Justice to Mercy challenges this assumption by presenting the reader with an urgent conversation between the law and religion that yields a constructive approach, both theoretically and practically, to the complex role of mercy in our legal process.
Fundamentalism in American Religion and Law by David A. J. Richards
ISBN: 9780521191227
Publication Date: 2010
This book argues that fundamentalism in both religion and law threatens democratic values and draws its appeal from a patriarchal psychology still alive in our personal and political lives and at threat from the constitutional developments since the 1960s
Law and Religion by Stephen M. Feldman (Editor)
ISBN: 9780814726785
Publication Date: 2000
In Law and Religion, Stephen M. Feldman brings together the many perspectives that have shaped policy on this important national issue. In giving voice to the political left and right, as well as to cultural, philosophical, sociological and historical perspectives, the book serves as an even-handed treatment of an issue all too often clouded by biases.
Law and Religion by Peter Radan (Editor)
ISBN: 0415544157
Publication Date: 2009
This book draws together research on several collisions between the two arenas, including a study of religious clauses in the US constitution and the interplay between religion and law in Canada, Australia and South Africa.
Law and Religion in the Roman Republic by Olga Tellegen-Couperus (Editor)
ISBN: 9789004218505
Publication Date: 2011
Drawing on epigraphic, legal, literary, and numismatic sources, this book reveals how, in the Roman Republic, law and religion interacted to serve the same purpose, the continued growth and consolidation of Rome's power.
Religion and Law: An Introduction by Peter W. Edge
ISBN: 9780754630487
Publication Date: 2006
Religion and Law: An Introduction, presents a comprehensive text for students, drawing on examples from across key Anglophone jurisdictions - the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, as well as international law, to explore a broad range of issues.
Religion and Law in America by Laura Mars-Proietti (Editor); Christopher Anglim (General Editor)
ISBN: 9781592372980
Publication Date: 2009
This informative, easy-to-use reference work covers a wide range of legal issues that affect the roles of religion and law in American society.