1st Edition
The Church and Employment Law A Comparative Analysis of The Legal Status of Clergy and Religious Workers
Acknowledgements
Preface
PART 1
Who are the clergy and religious workers and who is their employer?
1 Volunteers
2 Religious workers
3 The clergy as ministers of religion
PART 2
The status of ministers of religion in employment law
4 Employment status of the clergy: A comparative perspective
5 How can the employment relationship between a member of the clergy and their religious body be analysed?
6 The legal status of the clergy under employment law as employees and workers
PART 3
The perspectives from church-state relations and from the churches themselves and a possible way forward
7 The autonomy of religious bodies
8 The perspectives of the churches on the legal status of the clergy
9 A solution?: Potential reforms to achieve a degree of employment protection for clergy and other religious workers
General Index
Table of Cases
Table of Statutes
Biography
John Duddington is a member of the Centre for Law and Religion, Cardiff University, UK, and editor of Law and Justice, the Christian Law Review. He was formerly Head of the Law School at Worcester College of Technology and is now a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Worcester.
“Dr. Duddington provides a masterly overview of a legally and ethically difficult subject. His analysis treats the subject with compassion and pragmatism, recognising the fundamental nature of what is at stake for both faith communities and their clergy. He is not afraid to make practical suggestions about possible solutions to longstanding dilemmas and he points out the pros and cons of the various options in terms of ways forward. This is therefore a much needed contribution to the field, and deserves to be widely read, both by those in the discipline of law and religion and anyone interested in employment law.”
Carmen Ferradans Caramés, (2023) Law and Justice 191 at page 180
“Duddington’s book offers a rigorous and considerate analysis of where clergy and religious workers have stood in employment law. An empathy is shown to the difficulties of such individuals when compared with secular workers, underpinned by comprehensive research and a well-rounded understanding of comparative approaches. Many of these legal lacunas remain, and practical responses to them are eagerly awaited. Duddington points out the need for such responses with a crucial contribution to the debate of how best to balance the autonomy of faith bodies with the rights of individuals working within them.”
Jack Stuart, Ecclesiastical Law Journal doi:10.1017/S0956618X2400053X
