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Jews in Christian America : the pursuit of religious equality / Naomi W. Cohen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cohen, Naomi W. (Naomi Wiener), 1927-2018, author.
- Series:
- Studies in Jewish history.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Studies in Jewish history
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jews--United States--Politics and government.
- Jews.
- Religion and state--United States.
- Religion and state.
- Jews--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
- Constitutional history--United States.
- Constitutional history.
- United States--Ethnic relations.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (315 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This study examines how American Jews contended with living in a fundamentally Christian state from colonial times to the present. Emphasis is placed on the manner in which Jewish actions have contributed to the development of a separation between Church and State in the USA.
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction; 1. From Toleration to Freedom; 2. Separationism Takes Root; 3. The Christian Agenda; 4. Separationism Is Moderated; Overview: 1945-1965; 5. Tests of Released Time; 6. The Case of the Innocuous Prayer; 7. Scripture in the Schools; 8. Sabbaths and Symbols; Afterword; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 1992.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-291) and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-771406-4
- 1-280-52515-0
- 0-19-536226-8
- 1-4294-0731-X
- OCLC:
- 466426213
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