This book examines the existing constitutional and legal system in England, Wales and Scotland, through the prism of its treatment of religion.　 The study encompasses questions of Church/State relations, but pushes far beyond these.　 It asks whether the approach to religion which has spread out from establishment to permeate the whole legal framework is a cause of concern or celebration in relation to individual and collective freedoms.

The primary focus of the work is the synergy between the religious dimension of the juridical system and the fundamental...