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To serve God and Mammon : church-state relations in American politics /
Newly revised and updated, To Serve God and Mammon is a classic in the field of religion and politics that provides an unbiased introduction and overview of churchstate relations in the United States. Jelen begins by exploring the inherent tension between the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
Georgetown University Press,
©2010.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
| Colección: | Religion and politics series (Georgetown University)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Newly revised and updated, To Serve God and Mammon is a classic in the field of religion and politics that provides an unbiased introduction and overview of churchstate relations in the United States. Jelen begins by exploring the inherent tension between the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses of the First Amendment. He then examines how different actors in American politics (e.g., the courts, Congress, the president, ordinary citizens) have different and conflicting values that affect their attitudes and actions toward the relationship between the sacred and the secular. Finally, he dis. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xix, 188 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-179) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781589016552 1589016556 1589016378 9781589016378 |