MARIE A. FAILINGER
Hamline University School of Law, USA
ELIZABETH R. SCHILTZ
University of St. Thomas School of Law, USA
SUSAN J. STABILE
University of St. Thomas School of Law, USA
Marie A. Failinger, Elizabeth R. Schiltz, Susan J. Stabile and the contributors 2013
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Feminism, law, and religion. (Gender in law, culture, and society)
Feminist jurisprudence. Feminism Religious aspects. Women Legal status, laws, etc. Women and religion.
I. Series II. Failinger, Marie A. III. Schiltz, Elizabeth. IV. Stabile, Susan J., 1957
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Feminism, law, and religion / by Marie A. Failinger, Elizabeth R. Schiltz, and Susan J. Stabile.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4094-4419-0 (hardcover)ISBN 978-1-4094-4421-3 (pbk)ISBN 978-1-4094-4420-6 (ebook)ISBN 978-1-4094-7481-4 (epub) 1. Comparative religious law. WomenLegal status, laws, etc. Women and religion. Feminist jurisprudence. Women (Canon law) 6. Women (Islamic law) I. Failinger, Marie A., editor of compilation. II. Schiltz, Elizabeth R., editor of compilation. III. Stabile, Susan J., 1957 editor of compilation.
KB526.F46 2013
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Contents
Elizabeth R. Schiltz
Cheryl B. Preston
Susan J. Stabile
Emily Albrink Hartigan
Ayelet Shachar
M. Christian Green
Asifa Quraishi-Landes
Marie A. Failinger
Deborah J. Cantrell
Juliane Hammer
Nimat Hafez Barazangi
Frances Raday
Naomi Graetz
Hina Azam
Sister Sara Butler, M.S.B.T .
Rebecca Redwood French
Mary Szto
List of Figures and Table
Figures
Table
Notes on Contributors
About the Principal Authors
Marie A. Failinger is a professor of law at Hamline University School of Law, where she has been the editor of the internationally recognized Journal of Law and Religion for 25 years. Her areas of expertise and scholarship include constitutional law, law and religion, and gender and law. She serves as an editorial board member and contributor to the online Journal of Lutheran Ethics.
Elizabeth R. Schiltz is a professor of law at the University of St. Thomas School of Law, where she serves as the Thomas J. Abood Research Scholar and Co-Director of the Terrence J. Murphy Institute for Catholic Thought, Law, and Public Policy. Her research interests include the relationship of federal and state law in regulating consumer credit, disability and consumer law theory, and feminist legal theory from a Catholic perspective.