Witte, John,  1959-, <br/><br/>
Religion and the American constitutional experiment /  [print] 
John Witte, Jr. and Joel A. Nichols. 
 - third edition. 
 - Boulder, Colorado :  Westview Press,  [(c)2011. 
 - xxiv, 353 pages :  illustrations ;  23 cm. 
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<br/><br/> The American experiment in historical context  The theology and politics of the religion clauses  The essential rights and liberties of religion  Forging the First Amendment religion clauses  Religious liberty in the states before 1947 and the creation of a new national law on religious liberty  The free exercise of religion  Modern establishment law: mapping the doctrinal terrain  Religion and public education: no establishment of religion, but equal access for religion  Government and religious education: accommodation, separation, and equal treatment  Religion and public life  Religious organizations and the law  Toward an integration of religious liberty: the American experiment in international context  Drafts of federal religious clauses (1787-1789) ;   State constitutional provisions on religion (as of 1947) ;   United States Supreme Court decisions relating to religious liberty. 
<br/><br/> This updated edition of this title provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary overview of the history, theory, law, and comparative analysis of American religious liberty from the earliest colonial period through the most recent Supreme Court cases. The authors present balanced discussions of controversial issues, including the funding of religious schools and charities and displaying religious symbols on government property. Three chapters new to this edition cover the free exercise of religion, religion and public life, and religious organizations and the law. In addition, the authors address seven new cases, and an expanded concluding chapter places the American experience in a global context by comparing contemporary American religious liberty law with international human rights standards. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780813344751 0813344751 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010003209 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. 1st Amendment.  Constitution. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Freedom of religion--History.--United States<br/>Church and state--History.--United States<br/>Freedom of religion--United States.<br/>Church and state--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF4783.R455 2011 KF4783.N619.R455 2011