Religionlaw Digest, Vol 34, Issue 2

[Martin Belsky]

"OUR FAITH" IS BROAD - COVERS ALL FAITHS - AND BOOK INCLUDES MATERIAL 
FROM CHRISTIANITY; JUDAISM; ISLAM; AND EVEN HINDUISM AND ATHEISM - WHY 
DON'T YOU ASK FOR A FREE COPY FROM CAROLINA ACADEMIC PRESS AND CHECK IT 
OUT YOURSELF

Christopher Buck wrote:
> Dear Professor Belsky:
> 
> Looking at the description of your book, *Law & Theology*, at 
> <http://www.cap-press.com/books/1262>, what does your publisher's 
> reference to "the conflict between our Constitution and our faith" refer 
> to? By "our faith," is that meant to mean Christianity exclusively? 
> Aren't we now -- constitutionally and demographically -- a multi-faith 
> society?
> 
> If Christianity is the primary referent of "our faith" here, then your 
> casebook would work well within a religiously-affiliated academic 
> setting, but possibly not so well in a state university where a course 
> in "Religion & the Law" is offered, don't you think?
> 
> As for Professor Laycock's recommendation of *Religion And the 
> Constitution* by Michael W. McConnell, John H. Garvey, and Thomas C. 
> Berg, Amazon.com has no table of contents for it 
> <http://www.amazon.com/Religion-Constitution-Michael-W-McConnell/dp/0735561370>. 
> 
> 
> So my question for Professor Laycock is: How is *Religion And the 
> Constitution* superior to its competitors? What new features does it 
> offer? And does it equip students with the relevant analytical skills? 
> I'd like to know, if I ever have the same opportunity as Professor  
> Janssen.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Christopher Buck
> 
> �    CHRISTOPHER BUCK, Ph.D., J.D. //Author// <http://www.msu.edu/~buckc>
>     
> �    ��Never Again�: Kevin Gover�s Apology for the Bureau of Indian 
> Affairs� (2006)
>         <http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/wicazo_sa_review/v021/21.1buck.pdf>
> �    The Blackwell Companion to the Qur�an (2006)��Discovering� (Chapter 
> Two)
>         
> <http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/1405117524/ref=sib_dp_pt/104-1356566-1719166> 
> 
> �    Alain Locke: Faith & Philosophy (2005)
>         <http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/189068838X/>
> 
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Martin H. Belsky
Professor of Law
University of Tulsa College of Law
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