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Book SynopsisIn The Crisis of Religious Liberty: Reflections from Law, History, and Catholic Social Thought, contributors consider a series of significant challenges to the freedom of religious conscience and expression in the United States today. Such challenges include the mandate from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services concerning contraceptive, sterilization, and abortifacient coverage in health insurance plans; the question of health-care institutions requiring medical personnel to participate in morally objectionable procedures contrary to their religious beliefs; legal liability for individuals and businesses refusing on religious grounds to provide services for same-sex marriages; the prohibition on students from engaging in religious expression in public schools; the use of zoning laws to block Bible studies in private homes; and a variety of other issues that have surfaced in recent years with respect to religious freedom. While some argues that religious liberty extends no f
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Table of ContentsForeword by Anne Hendershott Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Religious Liberty and the Human Good Robert P. George Chapter 2: A Culture of Religious Liberty Gerard V. Bradley Chapter 3: A Tale of Two (Religious) Freedoms in a Time Such as This Randy Lee Chapter 4: Thomas Jefferson’s Philosophy of Religious Freedom: The Political Philosophy of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom Vincent Phillip Muńoz Chapter 5: “Marching in Opposite Directions”: Religion and Liberty in the American Past and Present Kevin Schmiesing Chapter 6: “Engines of the Ruling Party”: Political Correctness, 9/11, and the Politics of Culture Robert A. Destro Chapter 7: From Articles of Peace to Kulturkampf: Catholicism, the HHS Mandate, and the Problem of Religious Pluralism in America Kenneth L. Grasso Chapter 8: The Human Right to Religious Liberty: How Does the U.S. Measure Up? William L. Saunders Afterword by Stephen M. Krason About the Contributors Index
