When Religious and Secular Interests Collide: Faith, Law, and the Religious Exemption Debate

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Civil Law, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Church, Church & State, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government

• Author: Scott A. Merriman Sr.
• ISBN: 9781440847080
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication: September 15, 2017
• Imprint: Praeger
• Language: English

This book examines the countervailing arguments in the religious exemption debate and explains why this issue continues to be so heated and controversial in modern-day America.

• Provides up-to-date coverage that highlights the full history of religious exemption cases from the 19th through 21st centuries

• Presents a detailed analysis of the Hobby Lobby case that stemmed from a corporation's response to portions of the Affordable Care Act, an ongoing topic of both scholarly and public debate

• Highly valuable to any classroom, public library, or academic library as well as to anyone interested in the interplay between religion and the law in the United States