著者

Lovin Robin W.

出版者

国際基督教大学キリスト教と文化研究所

雑誌

人文科学研究 (キリスト教と文化) = Humanities: Christianity and Culture (ISSN:00733938)

巻号頁・発行日

no.45, pp.87-104, 2014-03-31

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The legal status of religion everywhere reflects the development ofreligious traditions and institutions, shared cultural experiences, andprevailing ideas about law, government, and individual freedom. Whilethe United States is often presented as a guide to reconciling the demandsof democracy, diversity, and religious commitment, it is not a universalideal, or even a model for all developed democracies. The Americanexperience is a unique combination of Enlightenment politics, ProtestantChristianity, and constitutional democracy that is unlikely to be repeated.The historical interaction of those elements, however, offers importantinsights into contemporary American politics and may suggest realisticways to understand the relationship between religion, law, and society inother contexts.