Secular government, religious people / Ira C. Lupu & Robert W. Tuttle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lupu, Ira C., author.

Tuttle, Robert W., 1963- author.

Series:

Emory Univesity studies in law and religion.

Emory Univesity studies in law and religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church and state--United States.

Church and state.

United States.

Christianity and politics--United States.

Christianity and politics.

Physical Description:

viii, 271 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2014.

Summary:

In this book Ira Lupu and Robert Tuttle break through the unproductive American debate over competing religious rights. They present an original theory that makes the secular character of the American government, rather than a set of individual rights, the centerpiece of religious liberty in the United States. Through a comprehensive treatment of relevant constitutional themes and through their attention to both historical concerns and contemporary controversies, including issues often in the news, Lupu and Tuttle define and defend the secular character of U.S. government.

Contents:

Introduction. A secular government for a religious people

Part 1 : civil government and religious institutions. Civil authority and the self-government of religious communities ; Government funding of religion

Part 2 : religion inside government. Religious expression in public schools ; Religious expression in the public square

Part 3 : government and the people's religious liberty. The core of religious liberty ; Government responsiveness to a religious people : forms and limits

Conclusion. The military chaplaincy : a concluding case study.

A secular government for a religious people

Civil authority and the self-government of religious communities

Religious expression in public schools

Religious expression in the public square

The core of religious liberty

Government responsiveness to a religious people : forms and limits

The military chaplaincy : a concluding case study

Appendix : Authors' note on Town of Greece v. Galloway

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0802870791

9780802870797

OCLC:

869776119

Publisher Number:

99959692088