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Online-Ressource (229 p.)
ISBN:
9780691116969
Serie:
New Forum Bks v.43
Inhalt:
School vouchers. The Pledge of Allegiance. The ban on government grants for theology students. The abundance of church and state issues brought before the Supreme Court in recent years underscores an incontrovertible truth in the American legal system: the relationship between the state and religion in this country is still fluid and changing. This, the first of two volumes by historian and legal scholar James Hitchcock, provides the first comprehensive exploration of the Supreme Court's approach to religion, offering a close look at every case, including some that scholars have ignored. Hi
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Contents; Introduction to Volume 1; CHAPTER ONE: The Kingdom of This World; CHAPTER TWO: Belief and Action; CHAPTER THREE: The Phantom Wall; CHAPTER FOUR: Clouds of Witnesses; CHAPTER FIVE: Expansion; CHAPTER SIX: Contraction; CHAPTER SEVEN: Religious Education and Public Support; CONCLUSION; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Justices; Index of Cases; General Index;
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ISBN 9781400826254
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780691116969
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Supreme Court and Religion in American Life, Vol. 1 : The Odyssey of the Religion Clauses
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
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