Our elusive Constitution : silences, paradoxes, priorities

Author(s)

• Hoffman, Daniel N.

Bibliographic Information

Our elusive Constitution : silences, paradoxes, priorities

Daniel N. Hoffman

（SUNY series in American constitutionalism）

State University of New York Press, c1997

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-282) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This volume explores the relationship between religion and politics. It brings a varied sample of richly detailed comparative and case studies together with a set of analytical paradigms in an integrated framework. It is a major statement on a timely subject, and a plea for the acknowledgment of normative pluralism as firmly rooted in the history of religion. The editor shows that the fact of political diversity in the history of world religions compels the acceptance of pluralism as a normative principle.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction Part I. Law and Politics—What, Where, and How? 1. The Myth of the Political Question 2. Representation and Constitutional Politics Part II. The Many (Against Nationalism) 3. Peoplehood and Nationalism 4. The Myth of Presidential Prerogative 5. Compelling Governmental Interests Part III. The One (Against Positivism) 6. Personhood and Rights 7. What Makes a Right Fundamental 8. Rights We Need Today Afterword Notes Bibliography Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA36028515
• ISBN:
  • 0791435016
  • 0791435024
• LCCN: 96048971
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Albany
• Pages/Volumes: x, 297 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : KF4550
  • DC21 : 342.73/02
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Constitutional law -- United States
  • LCSH : United States -- Constitutional law -- Philosophy
  • LCSH : Law and politics
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA36028741