Includes bibliographical references.

For God's sake, don't segregate! : two kinds of religious schools and equality in education / Tammy Harel Ben Shahar -- "Honorable religious premises" and other affronts : disputing free exercise in the era of Trump / Jenna Reinbold -- An uneasy encounter : male circumcision, Jewish difference, and German law / Mareike Riedel -- Religious accommodation in the secular state : the sharia debates in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom / Amira Aftab -- How legal intermediaries facilitate or inhibit social change / Shauhin Talesh and Jérôme Pélisse -- The politics of litigation / Jeb Barnes -- Prosecuting and partnering for social change : law, social movements and Australia's mandatory detention for refugees and asylum seekers / Jennifer Balint.

This special issue of Studies in Law, Politics and Society contains two sections, focusing on the interaction between law and religion, together with the ways in which the law simultaneously enhances and inhibits projects of social change.