RT Book
T1 The church and employment law: a comparative analysis of the legal status of clergy and religious workers
T2 ICLARS series on law and religion
A1 Duddington, John
LA English
PP London New York, NY
PB Routledge
YR 2023
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1818466112
AB "This book examines the current law on the employment status of ministers of religion and suggests reforms in this area of the law to meet the need for ministers to be given a degree of employment protection. The work considers the constant theme in Christian history that the clergy should not be subject to the ordinary courts and asks whether this is justified with the growth of areas such as employment law. The work questions whether it is possible to arrive at a satisfactory definition of who is a minister of religion and, along with this, who would be the employer of the minister if there was a contract of employment. Taking a comparative perspective, it evaluates the case law on the employment status of Christian and non-Christian clergy and assesses whether this shows any coherent theme or line of development. The work also considers the issue of ministerial employment status against the background of the autonomy of churches and other religious bodies from the State, together with their ecclesiology. The book will be of interest to academics and researchers working in the areas of law and religion, employment law and religious studies, together with both legal practitioners and human resources practitioners in these areas"--
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN KD3177.R45
SN 9780367553173
SN 9780367553197
K1 Religious Institutions : Employees : Legal status, laws, etc : Great Britain
K1 Church employees : Legal status, laws, etc : Great Britain
K1 Clergy : Legal status, laws, etc : Great Britain
DO 10.4324/9781003092964