The constitution of religious freedom : God, politics, and the First Amendment / Dennis J. Goldford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldford, Dennis J., 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of religion--United States.

Freedom of religion.

Church and state--United States.

Church and state.

Religion and politics--United States.

Religion and politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In a time when the question of American religious identity underlies much political conversation that fills the public square, Dennis Goldford directs his readers to consider the First Amendment. The founding fathers' words,""Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,""are the constitutional means of ensuring, however imperfectly, the American freedom to stand for something sacred. In his analysis, Goldford ably demonstrates that the very nature of these religion clauses establishes protection not for religion but f

Contents:

Constitutional fundamentals

Religious minorities, religious freedom, and religion

Conventional vs. radical establishment clause jurisprudence

Orthodoxy and neutrality

The concept of coercion in establishment clause jurisprudence

The concept of position taking in establishment clause jurisprudence

The theoretical core of the establishment clause : the secularity principle.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613582812

9781280487583

1280487585

9781602584211

1602584214

OCLC:

785785368