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Failinger, Marie A. --- "Feminism meets law and religion: commonalities and critiques" [2019] ELECD 2585; in Sandberg, Russell; Doe, Norman; Kane, Bronach; Roberts, Caroline (eds), "Research Handbook on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Law and Religion" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) 322

Book Title: Research Handbook on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Law and Religion

Editor(s): Sandberg, Russell; Doe, Norman; Kane, Bronach; Roberts, Caroline

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Section: Chapter 17

Section Title: Feminism meets law and religion: commonalities and critiques

Author(s): Failinger, Marie A.

Number of pages: 18

Abstract/Description:

This chapter surveys the emerging field of religious feminist jurisprudence and explores how law and religion theory shaped by feminist insights might approach common problems in law and religion from a different perspective than mainstream law and religion theory. It focuses on the ways in which feminist theorists describe the nature of reality, including the effects of male–female power relations; feminism’s understanding of religious liberty; and the role of the state in seeking justice for women. It applies these arguments to two current controversies: the debate over religious women’s right to wear so-called modest clothing in public settings, and the problem of domestic violence in religious communities.