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Religion on trial : a handbook with cases, laws, and documents / James John Jurinski.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jurinski, James.
- Series:
- On trial
- ABC-CLIO's on trial series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Church and state--United States.
- Church and state.
- United States.
- Freedom of religion--United States.
- Freedom of religion.
- Church and state--United States--Cases.
- Freedom of religion--United States--Cases.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 329 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, [2004]
- Contents:
- The First Amendment 4
- The Wall of Separation 5
- Areas of Legal Conflict 7
- The U.S. Legal System 12
- 2 Historical Background 19
- The Christian Church in Europe 19
- The Reformation 22
- The Colonial Experience 26
- The Constitution 31
- The Nineteenth Century 33
- Post-Civil War Amendments to the U.S. Constitution 34
- The Twentieth Century 36
- Social Issues 42
- Medical Issues 43
- Religion in Public Schools 45
- Teaching Evolution 52
- Equal Access 54
- Aid to Parochial and Religious Schools 55
- Entanglements 59
- 3 Cases 63
- Minersville School District v. Gobitis 64
- The Antievolution Statute Cases 69
- Lynch v. Donnelly 79
- Engel v. Vitale (The "Regents School Prayer Case") 83
- Application of the President and Directors of Georgetown College 88
- Employment Division v. Smith 94
- 4 Legacy and Impact 99
- The Pledge Cases 100
- The Antievolution Statute Cases 106
- Lynch v. Donnelly 109
- Schools and Religion 111
- Application of the President and Directors of Georgetown College 130
- Norwood Hospital v. Munoz 131
- Employment Division v. Smith 137
- Documents 145
- Court Cases 145
- Historical Documents 196
- Proposed Constitutional Amendments 215
- Key People, Laws, and Concepts 219
- Appendix Supreme Court Justices since 1900 295.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-310) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1851094911
- OCLC:
- 53098998
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