Ministry and the American Legal System: A Guide for Clergy, Lay Workers, and CongregationsWritten for persons who are not lawyers, accountants, or quasi-legal specialists, this book offers congregations and religious professionals practical insight, while avoiding mere listing of rules and lengthy discussions of cases. Part One provides an overview of the history, structure, and functioning of American law and its legal system, as these pertain to congregations, religious organizations, and professionals. Part Two details various areas of law, such as torts, contracts, real estate transactions, employment, copyrights, and taxation, that have direct bearing on congregational life and ministerial practice. Part Three focuses on "risk management": ways that congregations and religious organizations and professionals can improve their functioning and minimize their exposure to legal difficulties. |
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If legal advice or other expert assistance is required , the services of a competent professional person should be sought . From a Declaration of Principles jointly adopted by a Committee of the American Bar Association and a Committee ...
If legal advice or other expert assistance is required , the services of a competent professional person should be sought . From a Declaration of Principles jointly adopted by a Committee of the American Bar Association and a Committee ...
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... closer ever believes in him shall not perish but in understanding , several persons have have eternal life . ” assisted me to clarify and develop this book . INTRODUCTION Religion and Its Legal Context Today , clergy , PREFACE xi.
... closer ever believes in him shall not perish but in understanding , several persons have have eternal life . ” assisted me to clarify and develop this book . INTRODUCTION Religion and Its Legal Context Today , clergy , PREFACE xi.
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The Old Testament of pervasive regulation and liability con- contains a number of covenants , sometimes sciousness . with Yahweh as a party ( e.g. , in the NoaReligious persons and religion as a col- chian , Abrahamic , and Davidic ...
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... divorce and adultery , assault which might now be called “ covenants " or and battery , injuries to persons and prop- " restrictions , " and is purchased under a erty , and inheritance are known from right of redemption - another ...
... divorce and adultery , assault which might now be called “ covenants " or and battery , injuries to persons and prop- " restrictions , " and is purchased under a erty , and inheritance are known from right of redemption - another ...
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Contents
PreConstitutional History | 11 |
The US Constitutional System | 14 |
The Religion Clauses of the First Amendment | 30 |
Ecclesiastical Organization and the Courts | 63 |
Legal Privileges and Obligations of Clergy | 73 |
Liability for Contracts and Torts | 81 |
The Church as Regulated Employer | 96 |
The Church as Property Owner | 115 |
Purchasing Maintaining or Altering Property | 235 |
Accounting for Funds and Trusts | 248 |
Supervision of Children Social Events Child Care and Trips | 258 |
The Counseling Relationship and Church Discipline | 261 |
Litigation | 275 |
Liability Insurance | 297 |
Weaving Law and Church Together | 303 |
Constitution of the United States of America | 305 |
Copyright Law and the Church | 134 |
Other Government Regulation | 144 |
Organization and Governance | 179 |
Hiring Supervising and Firing Employees | 193 |
The Church as Wagepayer | 212 |
Compensation and Taxes | 220 |
Legal Citations | 318 |
Conciliation Provisions for Contracts and Wills | 321 |
Bibliography | 322 |
Notes | 324 |
Index | 346 |
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| Title | Ministry and the American Legal System: A Guide for Clergy, Lay Workers, and Congregations |
| Author | Richard B. Couser |
| Publisher | Fortress Press, 1993 |
| ISBN | 0800626036, 9780800626037 |
| Length | 356 pages |
| Subjects | › › Law / Civil Procedure Religion / Christian Church / Administration Religion / Christian Church / Canon & Ecclesiastical Law Religion / Ethics |
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