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State and religion in Israel : a philosophical-legal inquiry / Gideon Sapir, Daniel Statman.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Cambridge University Press, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First editionDescription: pages cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781107150829 (hardback : alk. paper)
  • 9781316605455 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 322.1 23 SAP.S
LOC classification:
  • BM538.S7 S27 2018
Contents:
Part 1: Theory -- 1. Liberalism and neutrality (1): Arguments against support -- 2. Liberalism and neutrality (2): Arguments against preference -- 3. The assumed dangers of religion -- 4. Religious reasons for separation -- 5. Freedom of religion -- 6. Protection of religious feelings -- 7. Freedom from religion -- 8. Religious coercion: the place of religious arguments in the public sphere -- Part 2: From theory to practice -- 9. Marriage and divorce -- 10. Religious education -- 11. Serving religious needs -- 12. Drafting yeshiva students into the army -- 13. The Sabbath in a Jewish State -- 14. The supreme court on the protection of and from religion -- 15. Minority religions in Israel.
Summary: "State and Religion in Israel begins with a philosophical analysis of the two main questions regarding the role of religion in liberal states: should such states institute a 'Wall of Separation' between state and religion? Should they offer religious practices and religious communities special protection?"-- Provided by publisher.
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Book Book Campus Library Kariavattom Processing Center Campus Library Kariavattom 322.1 SAP.S (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available UCL28546

Includes bibliographical references.

Part 1: Theory -- 1. Liberalism and neutrality (1): Arguments against support -- 2. Liberalism and neutrality (2): Arguments against preference -- 3. The assumed dangers of religion -- 4. Religious reasons for separation -- 5. Freedom of religion -- 6. Protection of religious feelings -- 7. Freedom from religion -- 8. Religious coercion: the place of religious arguments in the public sphere -- Part 2: From theory to practice -- 9. Marriage and divorce -- 10. Religious education -- 11. Serving religious needs -- 12. Drafting yeshiva students into the army -- 13. The Sabbath in a Jewish State -- 14. The supreme court on the protection of and from religion -- 15. Minority religions in Israel.

"State and Religion in Israel begins with a philosophical analysis of the two main questions regarding the role of religion in liberal states: should such states institute a 'Wall of Separation' between state and religion? Should they offer religious practices and religious communities special protection?"-- Provided by publisher.

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