The Rise of Corporate Religious Liberty 1st Edition

Description

• Author(s)
  Micah Schwartzman; Chad Flanders; Zoë Robinson
• Publisher
  Oxford University Press
• Format
  PDF
• Print ISBN
  9780190262532, 0190262532
• eText ISBN
  9780190262532, 0190262532
• Edition
  1st
• Copyright
• Details
  What are the rights of religious institutions? Should those rights extend to for-profit corporations? Houses of worship have claimed they should be free from anti-discrimination laws in hiring and firing ministers and other employees. Faith-based institutions, including hospitals and universities, have sought exemptions from requirements to provide contraception. Now, in a surprising development, large for-profit corporations have succeeded in asserting rights to religious free exercise. The Rise of Corporate Religious Liberty explores this “corporate” turn in law and religion. Drawing on a broad range perspectives, this book examines the idea of “freedom of the church,” the rights of for-profit corporations, and the implications of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby for debates on anti-discrimination law, same-sex marriage, health care, and religious freedom.