Business Religion and the Law

<p>This book investigates the intersection between business and religion from a legal perspective. Taking a fresh look at some of the most compelling literature in law and religion it proposes a rethinking of what scholars on both sides of the Atlantic have dubbed “church autonomy” or more recently “corporate religious freedom”.</p><p>The volume explores how in the wake of a decade of US Supreme Court case law corporate religious freedom is now increasingly being extended to protect the religious liberty of another corporate entity: the for-profit corporation. By exposing this shift from church to business autonomy in American law it is argued that a similar narrative has also begun to take place in Europe. Through a comparative and interdisciplinary approach to corporate religious freedom the work provides the reader with a new comprehensive and easily accessible history of the genesis and evolution of this legal category in American and European law.</p><p>The book combines material that straddles international law and religion corporate law and economic theory. The diversity of views contained within it makes it a valuable resource for scholars and students in law and religion corporate social responsibility and law and economics.</p>