New Articles and Books of Interest

From SSRN:

• John M. Finnis, Endorsing Discrimination Between Faiths: A Case of Extreme Speech?, (Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 09/2008, March 2008).


• Chad Flanders, The Possibility of a Secular First Amendment, (Quinnipiac Law Review, Vol. 26, 2008).

From SmartCILP:

• Maxine M. Harrington, The Ever-Expanding Health Care Conscience Clause: The Quest for Immunity in the Struggle Between Professional Duties and Moral Beliefs, 34 Florida State University Law Review 779-833 (2007).


• Panel: Feminist Legal Theory: Dialogue Across Philosophical and Faith Traditions. Participation by Marie A. Failinger, Susan J. Stabile and Eva Feder Kittay. 4 University of St. Thomas Law Journal 405-488 (2007).


• Symposium. Liberty Under Law: 400 Years of Freedom. Addresses by Leroy Rountree Hassell, Sr., Ellis Sandoz and Harold J. Berman; articles by Richard F. Duncan and Ellis Sandoz. 20 Regent University Law Review 1-100 (2007-2008).

New Books:

• Steven Goldberg, Bleached Faith: The Tragic Cost When Religion is Forced Into the Public Square, (Stanford University Press, 2008).


• Randall Balmer, God in the White House: A History, (Harper-Collins, Jan. 2008). Reviewed by Catholic News Service.


• Allan Lichtman, White Protestant Nation: The Rise of the American Conservative Movement , (Atlantic, 2008).


• Benazir Bhutto, Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy and the West, (Harper Collins, Feb. 2008), reviewed in The Age.


• Deal W. Hudson, Onward, Christian Soldiers: The Growing Political Power of Catholics and Evangelicals in the United States , (Simon & Schuster, March 2008).