Faith or Fraud

Charlotte Smith, University of Reading:
Faith or Fraud is a thought-provoking read which could provide the catalyst for much further work. It provides a wonderful opportunity to confront our attitudes towards 'new Age' faith and to modern manifestations of faith...All this is done in the context of tantalising glimpses of other topical issues around the transmission of legal ideas within the common law world.

Tisa Wenger, Yale Divinity School:

As a detailed history of the debates over fortune-telling in four different countries, and as an argument for the expansion of religious freedom law to include this kind of practice, Faith or Fraud makes a valuable contribution to the field

Neil Foster, associate professor, Newcastle Law School, University of Newcastle, Australia:
This book situates 'fortune-telling' as an unorthodox religious belief at the margins of current definitions and explores how religious freedom rights apply to this marginal practice. It is an excellent piece of legal scholarship in an area that has rarely been studied before.

Michael Camp, Independent scholar, Knoxville, TN:
Patrick's book should enjoy wide reading. It is clear, concise, and raises a large number of interesting questions related to trenchant legal issues. The scholarship is strong, and the occasional insertion of Patrick's own voice and opinions should stimulate some serious discussion.

Danielle N. Boaz, assistant professor, Department of Africana Studies, University of North Carolina at Charlotte:
Faith or Fraud is an ambitious work that fills a major gap in the literature about religious freedom and fortune-telling.