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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... Relationship and Church Discipline 265 19. Litigation 279 20. Liability Insurance 301 Conclusion : Weaving Law and Church Together 307 Appendix A : Constitution of the United States of America Appendix B : Legal Citations 309 322 ...
... Relationship and Church Discipline 265 19. Litigation 279 20. Liability Insurance 301 Conclusion : Weaving Law and Church Together 307 Appendix A : Constitution of the United States of America Appendix B : Legal Citations 309 322 ...
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... relationship of the two disciplines in the larger world . The world of law is central to the life of the larger society ; indeed , it writes the very rules by which the society lives . The world of divinity often seems remote , removed ...
... relationship of the two disciplines in the larger world . The world of law is central to the life of the larger society ; indeed , it writes the very rules by which the society lives . The world of divinity often seems remote , removed ...
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... relationship and church discipline , are further risk man- agement expansions of the tort concepts of chapter 6. Chapter 19 considers the church in the position of litigant , approaches to alternative dispute resolution , and hiring a ...
... relationship and church discipline , are further risk man- agement expansions of the tort concepts of chapter 6. Chapter 19 considers the church in the position of litigant , approaches to alternative dispute resolution , and hiring a ...
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... relationship of people and groups held together by law . In American society , that law is comprised of the body of ... relationships is known from Sumerian archaeological evidence from the mid - third millennium B.C. These ancient ...
... relationship of people and groups held together by law . In American society , that law is comprised of the body of ... relationships is known from Sumerian archaeological evidence from the mid - third millennium B.C. These ancient ...
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... relationships with states and emperors that led to autonomous national churches headed by their own patriarch , catholicos ... relationship differs in one very significant aspect from most societies in his- tory , including most post ...
... relationships with states and emperors that led to autonomous national churches headed by their own patriarch , catholicos ... relationship differs in one very significant aspect from most societies in his- tory , including most post ...
Contents
PreConstitutional History | 9 |
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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