With liberty for all
Subtitle: freedom of religion in the United States
By: Phillip E. Hammond
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Louisville, Ky
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780585271880
Subjects: Freedom of religion; Religion; Liberté religieuse; POLITICAL SCIENCE; Political Freedom & Security; Civil Rights; Human Rights
Description: The United States is founded upon the principles of freedom of religion, although it has been difficult at times to understand and apply those principles. Phillip Hammond argues that the Constitution assumes a radical religious liberty, which protects the convictions of individual Americans, whether or not those convictions are explicitly religious. This book is an excellent guide to the church-state debate of today and deepens that discussion by examining the root causes of disagreement about what freedom of religion means in America.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-122) and index.

English.
Table of contents: title: The separation of church and state: two approaches; title: From accommodation to separation; title: The free exercise clause: from religious toleration to religious liberty; title: Conscience and the establishment clause; title: Judging claims of conscience; title: The religion behind the Constitution.