Routledge Church And State In American History Key Documents Decisions And Commentary From Five Centuries Size 4 09780367077310
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Church and State in American History illuminates the complex relationships among the political and religious authority structures of American society and illustrates why church-state issues have remained controversial since our nation’s founding. It has been in classroom use for over 50 years. John Wilson and Donald Drakeman explore the notion of America as “One Nation Under God” by examining the ongoing debate over the relationship of church and state in the United States. Prayers and religious symbols in schools and other public spaces school vouchers and tax support for faith-based social initiatives continue to be controversial as are arguments among advocates of pro-choice and pro-life positions. The updated 4th edition includes selections from colonial charters Supreme Court decisions and federal legislation along with contemporary commentary and incisive interpretations by modern scholars. Figures as divergent as John Winthrop Anne Hutchinson James Madison John F. Kennedy and Sandra Day O’Connor speak from these pages as do Robert Bellah Clarence Thomas and Ruth Bader Ginsberg. The continuing public and scholarly interest in this field as well as a significant evolution in the Supreme Court’s church-state jurisprudence renders this timely re-edition as essential reading for students of law American History Religion and Politics. | Church and State in American History Key Documents Decisions and Commentary from Five Centuries
Routledge Church And State In American History Key Documents Decisions And Commentary From Five Centuries Size 4 09780367077310
Church and State in American History illuminates the complex relationships among the political and religious authority structures of American society and illustrates why church-state issues have remained controversial since our nation’s founding. It has been in classroom use for over 50 years. John Wilson and Donald Drakeman explore the notion of America as “One Nation Under God” by examining the ongoing debate over the relationship of church and state in the United States. Prayers and religious symbols in schools and other public spaces school vouchers and tax support for faith-based social initiatives continue to be controversial as are arguments among advocates of pro-choice and pro-life positions. The updated 4th edition includes selections from colonial charters Supreme Court decisions and federal legislation along with contemporary commentary and incisive interpretations by modern scholars. Figures as divergent as John Winthrop Anne Hutchinson James Madison John F. Kennedy and Sandra Day O’Connor speak from these pages as do Robert Bellah Clarence Thomas and Ruth Bader Ginsberg. The continuing public and scholarly interest in this field as well as a significant evolution in the Supreme Court’s church-state jurisprudence renders this timely re-edition as essential reading for students of law American History Religion and Politics. | Church and State in American History Key Documents Decisions and Commentary from Five Centuries
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