An edition of Religion and the American constitutional experiment
(2016)
Religion and the American constitutional experiment
4th edition.
by Witte, John
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"This new edition of a classic textbook provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary overview of the history, theology, and law of American religious liberty. The authors offer a balanced and accessible analysis of First Amendment cases and controversies, and compare them to both the original teachings of the American founders and current international norms of religious liberty"--
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United States, Freedom of religion, Church and state, Constitutional amendments, united states, Church and state, united states, LAW / Constitutional, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Judicial Branch, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, RELIGION, Religion, Politics & State, LAW, Constitutional, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Government, Judicial Branch, Constitution (United States), United states. 1st amendment., Freedom of religion--united states, Church and state--united states, Religion--religion, politics & state, Law--constitutional, Political science--government--judicial branch, Kf4783 .w58 2016, 342.7308/52, Rel084000 law018000 pol040030Places
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Religion and the American constitutional experiment
2016, Oxford University Press
in English
- 4th edition.
0190459425 9780190459420
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Table of Contents
The American Experiment in Historical Context
The Theology and Politics of the Religion Clauses
The Essential Rights and Liberties of Religion
Forging the First Amendment Religion Clauses
Religious Liberty in the States and Nation Before 1947
The Free Exercise of Religion: Mapping the Doctrinal Terrain
The Free Exercise of Religion, Free Religious Speech, and Religious Freedom Statutes
Modern Establishment Law: Mapping the Doctrinal Terrain
Religion and Public Education: No Establishment of Religion, But Equal Access for Religion
Government and Religious Education: Accommodation, Separation, and Equal Treatment
Religion and Public Life
Religious Organizations and the Law
The American Law of Religious Freedom in Comparative Perspective
Concluding Reflections
Appendix 1: Drafts of Federal Religion Clauses (1787-1789)
Appendix 2: State Constitutional Provisions on Religion (as of 1947)
Appendix 3: United States Supreme Court Decisions Relating to Religious Liberty.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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