| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 575 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Oxford handbooks |
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Oxford handbooks.
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| Contents |
Religious pluralism as the essential foundation of America's quest for unity and order / by Derek H. Davis -- Historical dimensions -- The founding era (1774-1797) and the constitutional provision for religion / by John F. Wilson -- Eighteenth-century religious liberty : the founding generation's Protestant derived understanding / by Barry Alan Shain -- Church and state in nineteenth-century America / by Steven K. Green -- Religious advocacy by American religious institutions : a history / by Melissa Rogers -- Constitutional dimensions -- Constitutional language and judicial interpretations of the free exercise clause / by Bette Novitt Evans -- The U.S. Supreme Court and non-First Amendment religion cases / by Ronald B. Flowers -- The meaning of the separation of church and state : competing views / by Daniel L. Dreisbach -- Managed pluralism : the emerging church-state model in the United States / by Nicholas Gvosdev -- Theological and philosophical dimensions |
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Religious liberty and religious minorities in the United States / by Elizabeth A. Sewell -- Religious symbols and religious expression in the public square / by T. Jeremy Gunn -- Religious liberty as a democratic institution / by Ted G. Jelen -- Pursuit of the moral good and the church-state conundrum in the United States : the politics of sexual orientation beyond Lawrence / by Andrew R. Murphy and Caitlin Kerr -- Political dimensions -- Monitoring and surveillance of religious groups in the United States / by James T. Richardson and Thomas Robbins -- The U.S. Congress : protecting and accommodating religion / by Allen D. Hertzke -- The Christian Right and church-state issues / by Clyde Wilcox and Sam Potolicchio -- American religious liberty in international perspective / by John Witte, Jr. -- Sociological dimensions -- Supply-side changes in American religion : exploring the implications of church-state relations / by Roger Finke |
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Peeking through Jefferson's wall : a sociological assessment of U.S. church-state relations / by N.J. Demerath III -- The role of civil religion in American society / by Richard V. Pierard -- Conclusion -- The interplay of law, religion, and politics in the United States / by Derek H. Davis |
| Summary |
21 essays present a scholarly look at the intricacies and past and current debates that frame the American system of church and state, within 5 main areas: history, politics, sociology, theology/philosophy and law. They provide factual accounts, but also examine issues, problems, debates, controversies, and offer suggested resolution of problems |
| Notes |
Title from home page (viewed Mar. 30, 2011) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Church and state -- United States
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Freedom of religion -- United States
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Religion and law -- United States
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Church and state
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Freedom of religion
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Religion and law
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Kirche.
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Staat.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Church history.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139926
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| Subject |
United States
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USA.
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| Genre/Form |
Church history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Davis, Derek, 1949-
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| LC no. |
2009045186 |
| ISBN |
9780199716937 |
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0199716935 |
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9780199892228 |
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0199892229 |
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