Separation of Church and State (Historical Guides to Controversial Issues in America) - Hardcover

Wright, Jonathan

 
9780313347696: Separation of Church and State (Historical Guides to Controversial Issues in America)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0313347697 ISBN 13: 9780313347696
Verlag: Greenwood, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

This tour of the American church/state issue revisits past controversies and personalities in the hope of enlightening present-day debates.

Examining an issue that has been a matter of controversy since the founding of the United States, Separation of Church and State offers a chronological survey that helps put the ongoing debate in broad historical context.



The book briefly traces the earliest instances of tension between church and state within the Western tradition, from the era of Constantine to the Reformation, before moving on to the American experience. Attention is paid to the colonial debates about the ideal relationship between faith and politics, the 18th-century trends that culminated in a constitutional settlement, and the experiences of various religious groups during the early republic and 19th century. Finally, the book focuses on the post-1940 era, during which church-state controversies came before the Supreme Court. In the course of the discussion, readers will learn about complex legal and theological issues and debates between the great and powerful, but also about ordinary Americans whose religious scruples led to some of the most important legal cases in U.S. history.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Jonathan Wright grew up in the small town of Wurtsboro NY. As a child he was obsessed with martial arts and fitness. With over 30 years of experience in martial arts and the fitness industry he is now deciding to share his experience and knowledge with the world.

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Verlag
Greenwood
Erscheinungsdatum
2010
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0313347697
ISBN 13 
9780313347696
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
176
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