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A nation dedicated to religious liberty : the constitutional heritage of the religion clauses /
Here is a concise overview of the historical development and judicial interpretation of the First Amendment religion clauses. It begins with a survey of the history of American religious liberty, goes on to present the views of the Founding Fathers, and then considers the core value of religious lib...
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
1990.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: The Historical Roots of American Religious Liberty; Colonial Background; Religious Liberty in the New Nation; The Constitutional Period; Chapter Two: The Founders on Religious Liberty; The Enlightenment Separationists; The Political Centrists; The Pietistic Separationists; Summary; Chapter Three: The Supreme Court and Religious Liberty; The Court as Constitutional Historian; The Core Value of Religious Liberty; Chapter Four: The Animating Principles of the Religion Clauses; The Principle of Federalism.
- The Principle of Institutional SeparationThe Principle of Accommodation; The Principle of Benevolent Neutrality; Summary; Chapter Five: Religious Liberty in Contemporary America; The Equal-Access Controversy; Religious Symbolism in Public Life; The Constitutional Definition of Religion; Conclusion; Appendix One: Historical Documents on American Religious Liberty; Roger Williams, Mr. Cottons Letter Lately Printed, Examined and Answered, 1644; Roger Williams, The Bloudy Tenent, of Persecution, for Cause of Conscience, 1644; Roger Williams, Letter to the Town of Providence, 1655.
- William Penn, The Great Case of Liberty of Conscience, 1671Isaac Backus, An Appeal to the Public for Religious Liberty, 1773; James Madison, Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments, 1785; Thomas Jefferson, A Bill For Establishing Religious Freedom, 178s; Thomas Jefferson, Reply to the Danbury Baptist Association, 1802; George Washington, Proclamation: A National Thanksgiving, 1789; George Washington, Farewell Address, 1796; Appendix Two: Early Declarations and Constitutional Provisions on Religion; The Declaration of Independence, 1776.
- State Constitutional Provisions Before the Federal ConstitutionThe Constitution of the United States of America, 1787; Appendix Three: Leading Supreme Court Decision son Religious Liberty; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.