Religion and American Law
Subtitle: An Encyclopedia (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: November 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 526
ISBN-13: 9780815307501
Subjects: American history; American studies; Courts & procedure; Reference works; Religion: general; Social issues; Social law; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Church And Government; Civil Law; United States; USA; Reference; Constitutional; Law / General; Religion, Politics & State; Church and state; Encyclopedias; Freedom of religion; Religion and law
First sentence: At early English common law, feudalism and the patriarchal orientation of Christianity and antiquity firmly established the father as the legal head of the family who had absolute control over, among other things, his children's religious training.