Religion Under Bureaucracy: The u.s. Case

This article outlines a shift in u.s. law about religion from constitutionally enforced separation to bureaucratic management of a naturalized religion. Administration of the chaplaincy of the Veterans Administration is used to illustrate this shift. Chaplains hired for government jobs such as those...

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Published in:Numen
Main Author: Sullivan, Winnifred Fallers (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2015
In: Numen
Further subjects:B Chaplains spiritual care law and religion u.s. Constitution
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