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In recent years, issues of freedom of religion or belief and state-religion relations have become increasingly important worldwide. While some works have treated such issues regionally, the Encyclopedia of Law and Religion is unique in its breadth, covering all independent nations and jurisdictions as well as the major international organizations, treating the relation between law and religion in its various aspects, including those related to the role of religion in society, the relations between religion and state institutions, freedom of religion, legal aspects of religious traditions, the interaction between law and religion, and other issues at the junction of law, religion, and state.

Offered online and in five print volumes – Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceana + International Organizations – this work is a valuable resource for religious and legal scholars alike. Each article provides the following information for the broadest comparative advantage:

• Social facts;
• Historical background;
• Position of religion in the legal system;
• Individual religious freedom;
• Legal status of religious communities;
• Right of autonomy;
• Active religious communities and cultures;
• Labour law within religious communities;
• Religious assistance in public institutions;
• Legal position of religious personnel and members of religious orders;
• Matrimonial and familial laws;
• Religious and criminal laws; and
• Country-specific issues.

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In recent years, issues of freedom of religion or belief and state-religion relations have become increasingly important worldwide. The Encyclopedia of Law and Religion, unique in its breadth and global coverage, provides an important foundational resource for study of these issues. The encyclopedia covers the relation between law and religion in its various aspects, including those related to the role of religion in society; the relations between religion and state institutions; freedom of religion; legal aspects of religious traditions; the interaction between law and religion; and other issues at the junction of law, religion, and state. 

The primary audience for this work is scholars, advanced students, and legal practitioners. A wider audience may be found among, for instance, policy makers, journalists, and indeed thoughtful people from all walks of life who seek better understanding of often polarizing issues impacting personal lives as well as national policies. 

Each article provides the following information for the broadest comparative advantage: social facts, historical background, position of religion in the legal system, individual religious freedoms, legal status of religious communities, right of autonomy, active religious communities and cultures, labor law within religious communities, religious assistance in public institutions, legal position of religious personnel and members of religious orders, matrimonial and familial laws, religious and criminal laws, and country-specific issues.

Five print volumes – Africa; the Americas; Asia; Europe; and Oceania, special territories, international organizations, and index – were published in 2016 (https://brill.com/edcollbook/title/22210). The open-ended online edition creates the possibility of more timely updating of the contributions, as fast-moving events change the religion and law climate in individual countries. 

A work that covers all independent nations and jurisdictions as well as the major international organizations has not been published before, and such a resource as the Encyclopedia of Law and Religion makes an invaluable contribution to understanding of issues of critical importance in the modern world.

Editor:
Gerhard Robbers, Prof. Dr., Professor Emeritus of Public Law, University of Trier. Formerly Minister of Justice and for Consumer Protection of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He has published several monographs and many articles in the field of law and religion as well as in other areas.

W. Cole Durham, Jr., JD Harvard University 1975, Susa Young Gates University Professor of Law Brigham Young University, Founding Director of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies, President International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies, widely published.
"This fine resource could easily be used to support a great number of academic courses and programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Summing Up: Highly recommended." - J. D. Graveline, University of Alabama at Birmingham, in: CHOICE, Vol. 55 No. 7 (March 2018 )