The Tragedy of Religious Freedom

Authors

Marc O. DeGirolami, The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law

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Description

When it comes to questions of religion, legal scholars face a predicament. They often expect to resolve dilemmas according to general principles of equality, neutrality, or the separation of church and state. But such abstractions fail to do justice to the untidy welter of values at stake. Offering new views of how to understand and protect religious freedom in a democracy, The Tragedy of Religious Freedom challenges the idea that matters of law and religion should be referred to far-flung theories about the First Amendment. Examining a broad array of contemporary and more established Supreme Court rulings, Marc DeGirolami explains why conflicts implicating religious liberty are so emotionally fraught and deeply contested.

ISBN

9780674072664

Publication Date

2013

Publisher

Harvard University Press

Disciplines

Constitutional Law | First Amendment | Law

Recommended Citation

DeGirolami, Marc O., "The Tragedy of Religious Freedom" (2013). Faculty Books. 147.
https://scholarship.law.edu/fac_books/147