Religion and the Law in America An Encyclopedia of Personal Belief and Public Policy 1st Edition by Scott Merriman ISBN 185109864X 9781851098644

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ISBN 10: 185109864X

ISBN 13: 9781851098644

Author:  Scott A. Merriman 

Religion and the Law in America: An Encyclopedia of Personal Belief and Public Policy 1st Edition: This work is a comprehensive survey of one of the oldest—and hottest—debates in American history: the role of religion in the public discourse. The relationship between church and state was contentious long before the framers of the Constitution undertook the bold experiment of separating the two, sparking a debate that would rage for centuries: What is the role of religion in government—and vice versa? Religion and the Law in America explores the many facets of this question, from prayer in public schools to the addition of the phrase “under God” to the Pledge of Allegiance, from government investigation of religious fringe groups to federal grants for faith-based providers of social services. In more than 250 A–Z entries, along with a series of broad, thematic essays, it examines the groups, laws, and court cases that have framed this ongoing debate. Through its careful, balanced exploration of the interaction between government and religion throughout the history of the United States, the work provides all Americans—students, scholars, and lay readers alike—with a deep understanding of one of the central, enduring issues in our history.

 

Religion and the Law in America: An Encyclopedia of Personal Belief and Public Policy 1st Edition Table of contents:

1: Timeline.
2: Essays.
3: Church-State Relations.
4: Freedom of Religion.
5: Government Involvement in the Teaching of Creationism and Evolution.
6: Important Organizations in the Development of Religion and the Law.
7: Issues of Taxation and Funding and Religious Groups.
8: Major Court Cases Involving Religion in U.S. Legal History.
9: Personal Issues of Religion and State.
10: Prayer and Bible Reading in Public Schools.
11: Religion and Issues of Employment.
12: Religion and Politics in American Public Opinion and Public Attitudes toward the Free Exercise of Religion.
13: Religion and Politics in the Framing of the Constitution.
14: Religion in Times of War.
15: Religious Proselytizers and the Law: One Person’s Religion versus Another’s Right to Be Left Alone.
16: The Development of Religion and State in America and the World.
17: The Supreme Court and the Establishment Clause.
18: “Absolutist” interpretation of the First Amendment.
19: Abstinence, government grants to force teaching of.
20: Abuse of nonreligious conscientious objectors in World War I.
21: Abuse of religious conscientious objectors in World War I.
22: ACLU-goals and efforts of the ACLU in the area of religion.
23: ACLU of Kentucky v. McCreary County.
24: Addition of “under God” to Pledge of Allegiance.
25: African American draft resisters during the Vietnam War.
26: African American religious conscientious objectors in World War II.
27: Agostini v. Felton.
28: Aguilar v. Felton.
29: Airport Commissioners v. Jews for Jesus.
30: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) establishment (NCLB at founding).
31: American Indian Religious Freedom Act.
32: American Revolution’s effect on religion.
33: Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
34: Ansonia Board of Education v. Philbrook.
35: Answers i

 

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