Religion and the American constitutional experiment
By: John Witte, Jr. and Joel A. Nichols
Contributors: Nichols, Joel A., 1972- author
Edition: 4th edition.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 403
ISBN-13: 9780190459420
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: United States; Freedom of religion; Church and state
Description: "This new edition of a classic textbook provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary overview of the history, theology, and law of American religious liberty. The authors offer a balanced and accessible analysis of First Amendment cases and controversies, and compare them to both the original teachings of the American founders and current international norms of religious liberty"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The American Experiment in Historical Context; title: The Theology and Politics of the Religion Clauses; title: The Essential Rights and Liberties of Religion; title: Forging the First Amendment Religion Clauses; title: Religious Liberty in the States and Nation Before 1947; title: The Free Exercise of Religion: Mapping the Doctrinal Terrain; title: The Free Exercise of Religion, Free Religious Speech, and Religious Freedom Statutes; title: Modern Establishment Law: Mapping the Doctrinal Terrain; title: Religion and Public Education: No Establishment of Religion, But Equal Access for Religion; title: Government and Religious Education: Accommodation, Separation, and Equal Treatment; title: Religion and Public Life; title: Religious Organizations and the Law; title: The American Law of Religious Freedom in Comparative Perspective; title: Concluding Reflections; title: Appendix 1: Drafts of Federal Religion Clauses (1787-1789); title: Appendix 2: State Constitutional Provisions on Religion (as of 1947); title: Appendix 3: United States Supreme Court Decisions Relating to Religious Liberty.