Taking Rites Seriously: Law, Politics, and the Reasonableness of Faith INGRAM Many are the first African

Many are the first African Americans or only African Americans teaching at their respective institutions

Assesses the Criminal Justice System: Examines the operation of the American justice system today

At a cultural moment when a growing number of religious voices advocate for the political and juridical supremacy of religious authority over democratic norms

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This invaluable book by Dr

Taking Rites Seriously: Law, Politics, and the Reasonableness of Faith INGRAM Many are the first AfricanTaking Rites Seriously is about how religious beliefs and religious believers are assessed by judges and legal scholars and are sometimes mischaracterized and misunderstood by those who are critical of the influence of religion in politics or in the formation of law. Covering three general topics reason and motive, dignity and personhood, nature and sex philosopher and legal theorist Francis J. Beckwith carefully addresses several contentious legal