Abstract

RAUTENBACH, C. Bhuiyan Md JH and Jensen D (eds) Law and Religion in the Liberal State (Hart Publishing 2020) ISBN 978 1 50992 633 6 (cased); 978 1 50992 635 0 (eBook); ePub 978 1 50992 634 3. PER [online]. 2020, vol.23, n.1, pp.1-7. ISSN 1727-3781.  http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/1727-3781/2020/v23i0a9130.

This contribution reviews the book titled Law and Religion in the Liberal State, and edited by two scholars, namely Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan and Darryn Jensen. The book contains a collection of papers dealing with the relationship between law and religion in liberal jurisdictions such as Great Britain, Europe, Italy, the USA, Australia and India. It also contains a few contributions that explore the relationship between religious freedom and certain traditions, such as Roman Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity. It also has a contribution on the theological ideas of Roger Williams, who is regarded as the founder of the Rhode Island's colony.

Keywords : Religious freedom; religious plurality; liberalism; Rhode Island; modernity; religious symbols; state and religion.

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