(Excerpt) Professor Smith’s comparison of ancient and contemporary beliefs in the “immanent sacred” works well. By this I mean that it’s quite plausible, and accounts for quite a few contemporary claims, disputes, and movements in both law and culture. The book’s implications for law are likely too complicated to allow for anything like its straightforward application in today’s religion clause contests. Still, it might indirectly assist traditional believers to lower the temperature of, or even avoid, such contests. I develop each of these points below
This book explores different theories of law, religion and tradition, from both a secular and a reli...
The global movement of culture and religion has brought about a serious challenge to traditional con...
Questions of texts and ‘scripture’ sit uneasily with paganisms. Most pagans do not have ‘sacred scri...
(Excerpt) Professor Smith’s comparison of ancient and contemporary beliefs in the “immanent sacred” ...
(Excerpt) In this response paper, I will offer four thoughts. First, I’m not sure the contemporary p...
(Excerpt) Understanding the terms under which Christianity and paganism could coexist in antiquity t...
Anthony T. Kronman’s contribution to the 2019 Editors’ Symposium: Pagans and Christians in the City
(Excerpt) The pleasures of reading Steven D. Smith’s writing are varied and immense. That certainly ...
(Excerpt) Tebbe’s argument proceeds along two separate tracks. First, he rejects the arguments of ac...
Samuel C. Rickless’s contribution to the 2019 Editors’ Symposium: Pagans and Christians in the City
Inherent in the two Religion Clauses is the possibility of conflict: some accommodations of religion...
Imagine a room with a desk and bookshelves. On the shelves are books by Mircea Eliade, Starhawk, Cat...
Using the sociological tool known as the ideal-type, there is a distinction to be made for ancient, ...
In addressing the role of religion in politics and law, American political theory has strongly embra...
Smith uses ideas and examples that would be very familiar to a reader knowledgeable of concepts such...
This book explores different theories of law, religion and tradition, from both a secular and a reli...
The global movement of culture and religion has brought about a serious challenge to traditional con...
Questions of texts and ‘scripture’ sit uneasily with paganisms. Most pagans do not have ‘sacred scri...
(Excerpt) Professor Smith’s comparison of ancient and contemporary beliefs in the “immanent sacred” ...
(Excerpt) In this response paper, I will offer four thoughts. First, I’m not sure the contemporary p...
(Excerpt) Understanding the terms under which Christianity and paganism could coexist in antiquity t...
Anthony T. Kronman’s contribution to the 2019 Editors’ Symposium: Pagans and Christians in the City
(Excerpt) The pleasures of reading Steven D. Smith’s writing are varied and immense. That certainly ...
(Excerpt) Tebbe’s argument proceeds along two separate tracks. First, he rejects the arguments of ac...
Samuel C. Rickless’s contribution to the 2019 Editors’ Symposium: Pagans and Christians in the City
Inherent in the two Religion Clauses is the possibility of conflict: some accommodations of religion...
Imagine a room with a desk and bookshelves. On the shelves are books by Mircea Eliade, Starhawk, Cat...
Using the sociological tool known as the ideal-type, there is a distinction to be made for ancient, ...
In addressing the role of religion in politics and law, American political theory has strongly embra...
Smith uses ideas and examples that would be very familiar to a reader knowledgeable of concepts such...
This book explores different theories of law, religion and tradition, from both a secular and a reli...
The global movement of culture and religion has brought about a serious challenge to traditional con...
Questions of texts and ‘scripture’ sit uneasily with paganisms. Most pagans do not have ‘sacred scri...