The Oxford handbook of church and state in the United States
By: edited by Derek H. Davis.
Contributors: Davis, Derek, 1949-
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 575
ISBN-13: 9780195326246
Subjects: Church and state -- United States; United States -- Church history
Description: 21 essays present a scholarly look at the intricacies and past and current debates that frame the American system of church and state, within 5 main areas: history, politics, sociology theology/philosophy and law.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Religious pluralism as the essential foundation of America's quest for unity and order / by Derek H. Davis; title: Historical dimensions; title: The founding era (1774-1797) and the constitutional provision for religion / by John F. Wilson; title: Eighteenth-century religious liberty : the founding generation's Protestant derived understanding / by Barry Alan Shain; title: Church and state in nineteenth-century America / by Steven K. Green; title: Religious advocacy by American religious institutions : a history / by Melissa Rogers; title: Constitutional dimensions; title: Constitutional language and judicial interpretations of the free exercise clause / by Bette Novitt Evans; title: The U.S. Supreme Court and non-First Amendment religion cases / by Ronald B. Flowers; title: The meaning of the separation of church and state : competing views / by Daniel L. Dreisbach; title: Managed pluralism : the emerging church-state model in the United States / by Nicholas Gvosdev; title: Theological and philosophical dimensions; title: Religious liberty and religious minorities in the United States / by Elizabeth A. Sewell; title: Religious symbols and religious expression in the public square / by T. Jeremy Gunn; title: Religious liberty as a democratic institution / by Ted G. Jelen; title: Pursuit of the moral good and the church-state conundrum in the United States : the politics of sexual orientation beyond Lawrence / by Andrew R. Murphy and Caitlin Kerr; title: Political dimensions; title: Monitoring and surveillance of religious groups in the United States / by James T. Richardson and Thomas Robbins; title: The U.S. Congress : protecting and accommodating religion / by Allen D. Hertzke; title: The Christian Right and church-state issues / by Clyde Wilcox and Sam Potolicchio; title: American religious liberty in international perspective / by John Witte, Jr.; title: Sociological dimensions; title: Supply-side changes in American religion : exploring the implications of church-state relations / by Roger Finke; title: Peeking through Jefferson's wall : a sociological assessment of U.S. church-state relations / by N.J. Demerath III; title: The role of civil religion in American society / by Richard V. Pierard; title: Conclusion; title: The interplay of law, religion, and politics in the United States / by Derek H. Davis.