Chapter 8 The Constitution as Civil Religion

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction: What Is Constitutionalism? 1
5. Part I Origins of Constitutionalism
6. Chapter 1 Constitutions: Traditional and Modern 25
7. Chapter 2 The Ideology of Constitutionalism 38
8. Chapter 3 The Constitution of What? 51
9. Chapter 4 The Path to Ordo-constitutionalism 62
10. Part II Elements of Constitutional Democracy
11. Chapter 5 Constituent Power 75
12. Chapter 6 Constitutional Rights 87
13. Chapter 7 Constitutional Democracy 97
14. Part III The Age of Constitutionalism
15. Chapter 8 The Constitution as Civil Religion 109
16. Chapter 9 Toward a Juristocracy 124
17. Chapter 10 Integration through Interpretation 136
18. Chapter 11 A New Species of Law 151
19. Chapter 12 The Struggle for Recognition 164
20. Chapter 13 The Cosmopolitan Project 179
21. Conclusion: Overcoming Constitutionalism 191
22. Notes 205
23. Acknowledgments 251
24. Index 253