Religion-State Relations in the United States and Germany: The Quest for Neutrality

ISBN-13: 9781107015821 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 222 str.

Claudia E Haupt

Opis

An examination of the meaning of neutrality in religion-state relations in the constitutional jurisprudence of the United States and Germany.

Spis treści

Part I. The Comparative Approach: 1. The past and present of comparative constitutional studies; 2. The culture wars, American exceptionalism, and a comparative analysis of religion-state relations; 3. Employing a comparative approach; Part II. Religion-State Relations and the Role of Neutrality: 4. Toward neutrality; 5. The role of history; 6. The roots of neutrality; 7. Delineating neutrality; 8. Conclusion: the future of neutrality in comparative perspective.