The Law of Church-state Relations in a Nutshell
Author | : Leonard F. Manning |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Leonard F. Manning |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Thomas C. Berg |
Publisher | : West Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : |
Brief History of American Church-State Relations; Free Exercise of Religion; Religion in Government Institutions and Activities; Governmental Assistance to Religious Institutions and Activities; Religious Influences on Political Decision Making; Definition of Religion.
Author | : Philip HAMBURGER |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 529 |
Release | : 2009-06-30 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 0674038185 |
In a powerful challenge to conventional wisdom, Philip Hamburger argues that the separation of church and state has no historical foundation in the First Amendment. The detailed evidence assembled here shows that eighteenth-century Americans almost never invoked this principle. Although Thomas Jefferson and others retrospectively claimed that the First Amendment separated church and state, separation became part of American constitutional law only much later. Hamburger shows that separation became a constitutional freedom largely through fear and prejudice. Jefferson supported separation out of hostility to the Federalist clergy of New England. Nativist Protestants (ranging from nineteenth-century Know Nothings to twentieth-century members of the K.K.K.) adopted the principle of separation to restrict the role of Catholics in public life. Gradually, these Protestants were joined by theologically liberal, anti-Christian secularists, who hoped that separation would limit Christianity and all other distinct religions. Eventually, a wide range of men and women called for separation. Almost all of these Americans feared ecclesiastical authority, particularly that of the Catholic Church, and, in response to their fears, they increasingly perceived religious liberty to require a separation of church from state. American religious liberty was thus redefined and even transformed. In the process, the First Amendment was often used as an instrument of intolerance and discrimination.
Author | : Lynda Robitaille |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Leo Pfeffer |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 849 |
Release | : 2018-05-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1532644523 |
“I believe that complete separation of church and state is one of those miraculous things which can be best for religion and best for the state, and the best for those who are religious and those who are not religious.” – Leo Pfeffer Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. These sixteen words epitomize a radical experiment unique in human history . . . It is the purpose of this book to examine how this experiment came to be made, what are the implications and consequences of its application to democratic living in America today, and what are the forces seeking to frustrate and defeat that experiment. (From the Foreword)
Author | : Stephen V. Monsma |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : |
Increasingly the Supreme Court's strict separationist, no-aid-to-religion doctrine that was in favor during the 1970s and 1980s is being challenged by a new approach aimed at equal treatment or neutrality. In Church-State Relations in Crisis, political scientist Stephen V. Monsma explores the neutrality principle and arguments for and against it. Monsma uses the Supreme Court's Mitchell v. Helms decision as the starting point for his discussion and argues that Mitchell v. Helms more directly than any other decision was based on this new idea of neutrality in Church-State relations. Monsma examines the three, strongly worded opinions of the court, and presents ten diverse essays by leading scholars analyzing the opinions and their impact on the establishment clause interpretation and public policy. Designed specifically for students of the law and religion and politics, Church-State Relations in Crisis is a well-balanced collection and an outstanding source for debate on the future of government and religion in the United States.
Author | : Americans United for Separation of Church and State |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 1963 |
Genre | : Church and state |
ISBN | : |
Author | : P. C. Kemeny |
Publisher | : InterVarsity Press |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2009-09-20 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0830874747 |
Abortion. Physician-assisted suicide. Same-sex marriages. Embryonic stem-cell research. Poverty. Crime. What is a faithful Christian response? The God of the Bible is unquestionably a God of justice. Yet Christians have had their differences as to how human government and the church should bring about a just social order. Although Christians share many deep and significant theological convictions, differences that threaten to divide them have often surrounded the matter of how the church collectively and Christians individually ought to engage the public square. What is the mission of the church? What is the purpose of human government? How ought they to be related to each other? How should social injustice be redressed? The five noted contributors to this volume answer these questions from within their distinctive Christian theological traditions, as well as responding to the other four positions. Through the presentations and ensuing dialogue we come to see more clearly what the differences are, where their positions overlap and why they diverge. The contributors and the positions taken include Clarke E. Cochran: A Catholic Perspective Derek H. Davis: A Classical Separation Perspective Ronald J. Sider: An Anabaptist Perspective Corwin F. Smidt: A Principled Pluralist Perspective J. Philip Wogaman: A Social Justice Perspective This book will be instructive for anyone seeking to grasp the major Christian alternatives and desiring to pursue a faithful corporate and individual response to the social issues that face us.
Author | : Derek Davis |
Publisher | : OUP USA |
Total Pages | : 592 |
Release | : 2010-11-18 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0195326245 |
21 essays present a scholarly look at the intricacies and past and current debates that frame the American system of church and state, within 5 main areas: history, politics, sociology theology/philosophy and law.
Author | : Ronald Bruce Flowers |
Publisher | : Westminster John Knox Press |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 2005-01-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780664228910 |
The religion clauses of the First Amendment, which seem simple and clear, have been and continue to be controversial in their application. Church-state issues have never been more complex, controversial, and divisive than they are today. In this helpful and instructive book, Ronald B. Flowers explains clearly and concisely the intricacies and implications of Supreme Court decisions in the volatile area of church-state relations. This is an ideal primer for those Americans who have listened to the debates about what the Supreme Court has and has not said about the relationship between church and state, and where the boundaries between the two have been eroded. It is also ideal for use in the classroom, specifically in undergraduate courses in religion and the court, introductions to U.S. constitutional law, constitutional law and politics, and the Supreme Court. The book is also a helpful tool for pastors, clarifying contemporary church-state issues that impact their churches and parishioners directly and indirectly.