Religious freedom and the Australian Constitution: origins and future

"This book examines the origins of Australia's constitutional religious freedom provision. It explores, on the one hand, the political activities and motives of religious leaders seeking to give the Australian Constitution a religious character and, on the other, the political activities a...

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Main Author: Beck, Luke (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Routledge 2018
Series:ICLARS series on law and religion
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:"This book examines the origins of Australia's constitutional religious freedom provision. It explores, on the one hand, the political activities and motives of religious leaders seeking to give the Australian Constitution a religious character and, on the other, the political activities and motives of a religious minority seeking to prevent the Australian Constitution having a religious character. The book also interrogates the argument advanced at the Federal Convention in favour of Section 116, dealing with separation of religion and government, and argues that until now scholars and courts have misunderstood that argument. The book casts new light to show how the origins of the provision lead to Section 116 being conceptualised as a safeguard against religious intolerance on the part of the Commonwealth."--
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9781351257749
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