Religion and the American Constitutional Experiment
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (730 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0190459425 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 424 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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It allows scholars, students, and other citizens to grasp the history behind the clauses without undertaking full-scale research on their own. Broad in scope, updated with the latest developments, and supplemented with impressive appendices that catalog state constitutional provisions and Supreme Court decisions, this text offers cogent analysis from leading scholars of law and religion. Already a trusted and valuable classroom resource, this book will also enlighten those seeking a deeper understanding of the contours of this important topic."--Amy E. Black, Professor of Political Science, Wheaton College . "This book by John Witte and Joel Nichols is probably the best combination
Thomas (MN), and Senior Fellow in the Center for the Study of Law and Religion. He has published two dozen articles on family law, constitutional law, and human rights, including Marriage and Divorcein a Multicultural Context (2012).. A leading specialist in law and religion, legal history, and religious liberty, he has published 220 articles and 28 books, including Religion and Human Rights (Oxford, 2012) and No Establishment of Religion (Oxford,
Detailed appendices offer drafts of each of the religion clauses debated in 1788 and 1789, a table of all state constitutional laws on religious freedom, and a summary of every Supreme Court case on religious liberty from 1815 to 2015. Lucid, comprehensive, multidisciplinary, and balanced, this volume is an ideal classroom text and armchair paperback. A final chapter shows how favorably American religious freedom compares with international human rights norms and European Court of Human Rights case law. Throughout the volume, the authors address frankly and fully the hot button issues of our day: religious freedom versus sexual liberty, freedom of conscience and its limitations, religious group rights and the worries about abuse, faith-based legal systems and their place in liberal democracies, and the fresh rise of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, and anti-Christianity in America and abroad. This accessible in
Midwest Book Review said An in-depth survey of the history, theory, law and analysis of American religious liberty. Religion and the American Constitutional Experiment provides an excellent multidisciplinary approach to American religious liberty, appears in a third updated edition, and provides college-level history classes with an in-depth survey of the history, theory, law and analysis of American religious liberty form colonial to modern times. This is the only coverage to provide a review of all facets o. "In great condition. Great" according to Virginia T.. Got it for Law School. In great condition. Great Book. Phil Fox said Good seller. Good book