Religion and Equality

This volume presents an analysis of controversial events and issues shaping a rapidly changing international legal, political, and social landscape. Leading scholars and experts in law, religious studies and international relations, thoughtfully consider issues and tensions arising in contemporary debates over religion and equality in many parts of the world. The book is in two parts. The first section focuses on the anti-discrimination dimension of religious freedom norms, examining the developing law on equality and human rights and how it operates at international and national levels. The second section provides a series of case studies exploring the contemporary issue of same-sex marriage and how it affects religious groups and believers. This collection will be of interest to academics and scholars of law, religious studies, political science, and sociology, as well as policymakers and legal practitioners.

W. Cole Durham, Jr. is Susa Young Gates Professor of Law and Director of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies at Brigham Young University, Utah, United States, and Director of the International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies, based in Milan, Italy. Donlu Thayer is Senior Editor at the International Center for Law and Religion Studies at Brigham Young University Law School and an Associate Editor and Case Note Editor of the Oxford Journal of Law and Religion.

Donlu Thayer is Senior Editor at the International Center for Law and Religion Studies at Brigham Young University Law School and an Associate Editor and Case Note Editor of the Oxford Journal of Law and Religion.