Church and state in American history: key documents, decisions, and commentary from five centuries
"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...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York London
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Edition: | Fourth edition |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Church policy
/ History 1600-2012
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| Further subjects: | B
United States
Church history
B Collection of essays B Church and state (United States) |
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| Summary: | "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 American History, Religion and Politics"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0367077272 |