Religion and the American Constitutional Experiment Witte John
Religion and the American Constitutional Experiment Witte John This accessible and authoritative introduction tells the American story of religious liberty from its colonial beginnings to the latest…
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Religion and the American Constitutional Experiment Witte John
This accessible and authoritative introduction tells the American story of religious liberty from its colonial beginnings to the latest Supreme Court cases. Successive chapters map all of the 240+ Supreme Court cases on religious freedom - covering the free exercise of religion; the roles of government and religion in education; the place of religion in public life; and the interaction of religious organizations and the state. The authors analyze closely the formation of the First Amendment religion clauses and describe the unique and enduring principles of the American experiment in religious freedom - liberty of conscience, free exercise of religion, religious equality, religious pluralism, separation of church and state, and no establishment of religion.
The concluding reflections argue that protecting religious freedom is critical for democratic order and constitutional rule of law,