Cargando…
Religion and the American Constitutional Experiment.
This new edition of a classic textbook provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary overview of the history, theology, and law of American religious liberty. The authors offer a balanced and accessible analysis of First Amendment cases and controversies, and compare them to both the original teaching...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Otros Autores: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Oxford University Press,
2016.
|
| Edición: | 4th ed. |
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Religion and the American Constitutional Experiment; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; Introduction; 1. The American Experiment in Historical Context; The First Millennium; The Papal Revolution; The Protestant Reformation; Religious Establishment versus Religious Freedom in Europe; Colonization and Experimentation; 2. The Theology and Politics of the Religion Clauses; Puritan Views; Evangelical Views; Enlightenment Views; Civic Republican Views; Summary and Conclusions; 3. The Essential Rights and Liberties of Religion; Liberty of Conscience.
- Free Exercise of ReligionReligious Pluralism; Religious Equality; Separation of Church and State; Disestablishment of Religion; Summary and Conclusions; 4. Forging the First Amendment Religion Clauses; Religion and the Continental Congress; The 1787 Constitutional Convention; Ratification and Proposed Amendments; Drafting the First Amendment Religion Clauses; "Original Intent": Interpreting the Final Text; Summary and Conclusions; 5. Religious Liberty in the States and Nation Before 1947; Liberty of Conscience and Free Exercise; Religious Pluralism and Equality; Separation of Church and State.
- No Establishment of ReligionFaith, Freedom, and the Frontier; Fundamental Religious Liberty and Incorporation; Summary and Conclusions; 6. The Free Exercise of Religion: Mapping the Doctrinal Terrain; Bringing a Free Exercise Case; Factual Clusters of Free Exercise Cases; Shifting Standards of Review in Free Exercise Cases; 7. The Free Exercise of Religion, Free Religious Speech, and Religious Freedom Statutes; Free Exercise and Polygamy (1879-1890); Free Exercise and Conscientious Objection (1918-1971); Freedom and Equality of Religious Expression (1940-2015)
- Liberty of Conscience and Free Exercise Exemptions (1943-1989)Neutralizing the Free Exercise Clause (1982-1993); Free Exercise of Religion as a Statutory Right (1993- ); Summary and Conclusions; 8. Modern Establishment Law: Mapping the Doctrinal Terrain; Bringing an Establishment Clause Case; Mapping the Establishment Clause Cases; Summary and Conclusions; 9. Religion and Public Education: No Establishment of Religion, But Equal Access for Religion; Separationist Cases (1948-1987); Equal Access Cases (1981-2001); New Limits on Equal Access?; Summary and Conclusions
- 10. Government and Religious Education: Accommodation, Separation, and Equal TreatmentAccommodationist Cases (1908-1977); Separationist Cases (1971-1985); Equal Treatment Cases (1983-2004); Summary and Conclusions; 11. Religion and Public Life; Sabbath Day Rules; Legislative Chaplains and Prayers; Religious Symbols; Patterns and Principles; Summary and Conclusions; 12. Religious Organizations and the Law; Religious Polity and Structures; Religious Property Disputes; Labor and Employment; Social Services, Taxation, and More; Family Law, Islamic Law, and Religious Arbitration