Church and state in American history : key documents, decisions, and commentary from five centuries / John F. Wilson and Donald L. Drakeman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, John F. (John Frederick), author.

Drakeman, Donald L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church and state--United States.

Church and state.

United States.

United States--Church history.

Church history.

Genre:

Church history.

Physical Description:

xii, 553 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY: Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

"Church and State in American History illuminates the complex relationships among the political and religious authority structures of American society, and illustrates why church-state issues have remained controversial since our nation's founding. It has been in classroom use for over 50 years. John Wilson and Donald Drakeman explore the notion of America as "One Nation Under God" by examining the ongoing debate over the relationship of church and state in the United States. Prayers and religious symbols in schools and other public spaces, school vouchers and tax support for faith-based social initiatives continue to be controversial, as are arguments among advocates of pro-choice and pro-life positions. The updated 4th edition includes selections from colonial charters, Supreme Court decisions, and federal legislation, along with contemporary commentary and incisive interpretations by modern scholars. Figures as divergent as John Winthrop, Anne Hutchinson, James Madison, John F. Kennedy and Sandra Day O'Connor speak from these pages, as do Robert Bellah, Clarence Thomas and Ruth Bader Ginsberg. The continuing public and scholarly interest in this field, as well as a significant evolution in the Supreme Court's church-state jurisprudence, renders this timely re-edition as essential reading for students of American History, Religion and Politics"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 The Language of Colonial Establishments (-1700) p. 15

John Cotton, A Discourse About Civil Government p. 17

Roger Williams, Queries of Highest Consideration (1644) p. 23

The Examination of Anne Hutchinson (1637) p. 26

Articles, Lawes, and Orders, Divine, Politic, and Martiall for the Colony in Virginia (1610-1611) p. 28

Preface- to the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (1638-1639) p. 31

An Act Concerning Religion in the Maryland Colony (1649) p. 32

The Charter of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (1663) p. 34

Preface to the Frame of Government of Pennsylvania p. 35

The Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina (1669-1698) p. 36

A. Leon Higginbotham, Sr., Race and the American Legal Process: The Colonial Period p. 38

2 Ethnic Diversity and Evangelical Differentiation (1700-1760) p. 41

Grievances against the Connecticut Establishment (1751) p. 45

Samuel Davies on Behalf of Dissenters in Virginia (1752) p. 47

Edwin S. Gaustad, Institutional Effects of the Great Awakening p. 52

3 The Struggle for Independence and the Terms of Settlement (1760-1820) p. 58

The Threat of an Anglican Establishment p. 60

Thomas Bradbury Chandler, Chandler's Appeal on Behalf of Anglicans in America p. 60

Colonial Criticism of the Appeal (1768) p. 63

Church-State Issues in the States p. 69

Articles II and III of the Massachusetts Constitution (1780) p. 69

Justice Theophilus Parsons' Opinion in Barnes v. Falmouth (1810) p. 71

James Madison, Memorial and Remonstrance (1785) p. 74

Jefferson's Act for Establishing Religious Freedom (1786) p. 80

A Petition Relating to Church Establishment (1786) p. 81

Monica Najar, Baptist Churches and the Construction of Civil Order p. 82

Church, State, and the Constitution p. 85

House and Senate Debates Concerning the First Amendment p. 86

Occasional Documents Regarding Religion and Government p. 89

Jefferson's Letter to the Danbury Baptists (1802) p. 90

Jefferson on the Question of Fast Days (1808) p. 90

Robert T. Handy, The Magna Charta of Religious Freedom in America p. 91

4 The Era of Republican Protestantism (1820-1860) p. 98

Joseph Story on the Religion Clauses of the Bill of Rights (1833) p. 99

Jasper Adams' Sermon on the Relation of Christianity to Civil Government (1833) p. 102

Madison's Letter in Response to Adams' Sermon p. 104

Lyman Beecher on Disestablishment in Connecticut (1820) p. 107

Abner Kneeland, Blasphemy on Trial (1838) p. 109

Ezra Stiles Ely, A Christian Party in Politic (1827) p. 117

Lyman Beecher, Beecher's Strategy for the West (1835) p. 122

Richard M. Johnson, A Jacksonian Criticism of the Protestant Phalanx (1829) p. 124

William Ellery Channing, A Religious Liberal's Criticism of the Protestant Strategy (1829) p. 128

Calvin Colton, The True Character of the Evangelical Enterprise (1836) p. 133

James F. Maclear, "The True American Union" of Church and State p. 136

Vincent Harding, The Black Struggle for Freedom in America p. 141

5 The Recognition of American Pluralism (1860-1920) p. 144

The Public Schools as Divisive p. 145

Judge Storer, The Bible in the Common Schools (1870) p. 145

Judge Welch, The Bible in the Public Schools (1873) p. 149

Samuel T. Spear, Religion and the State (1876) p. 152

"Americanism," Protestant and Catholic p. 155

Washington Gladden, The Anti-Catholic Crusade p. 155

Josiah Strong, America the Embodiment of Christian Anglo-Saxon Civilization p. 160

E.B. Brady. An American Catholic on Church and State p. 163

John Ireland, D.D., Catholicism and Americanism p. 167

Robert D. Cross, Catholicism and a Non-Catholic State p. 168

American Governments and Religious Institutions p. 173

Philip Schaff The American Theory and System p. 173

James Bryce, The Churches and the Clergy p. 177

T.M. Cooley, Constitutional Limitations Regarding Religious Liberty p. 181

Some Limitations on Religious Freedom p. 184

Reynolds v. United States (1879) p. 184

Davis v. Reason (1890) p. 188

6 Mainstream Pluralism (1920-1960) p. 192

Church and State in Religious Perspectives p. 193

John A. Ryan, Comments on the "Christian Constitution of States" p. 193

John Courtney Murray, S.J., Civil Unity and Religious Integrity p. 199

John Coleman Bennett, Patterns of Church-State Relations-Grounds for Separation p. 205

Richard L. Rubenstein, Church and State: The Jewish Posture p. 209

Church and State as a Political Issue p. 212

Catholic and Patriot: "Governor Smith Replies" p. 212

Paul Blanshard, The Catholic Plan for America p. 215

John F. Kennedy, Remarks on Church and State p. 219

Church and State as a Juridical Problem p. 222

Cantwell v. Connecticut (1940) p. 222

Minersville School District v. Gobitis (1940) p. 223

West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943) p. 228

Everson v. Board of Education (1947) p. 233

Illinois ex rel. McCollum v. Board of Education (1948) p. 238

Zorach v. Clauson (1952) p. 242

Mark DeWolfe Howe, The Constitutional Question p. 246

7 Dimensions of Inclusive Pluralism (1960-): Church-State Issues p. 252

Religion and Public Education p. 253

Engel v. Vitale(1962) p. 253

School District of Abington Township v. Schempp (1963) p. 259

Epperson v. Arkansas (1968) p. 264

Stone v. Graham (1980) p. 266

Widmar v. Vincent (1981) p. 268

Wallace v. Jaffree (1985) p. 271

School Prayer Amendment p. 277

Edwards v.Aguillard (1987) p. 277

Lee v. Weisman (1992) p. 280

Lamb's Chapel v. Center Moriches (1993) p. 291

Rosenberger v. University of Virginia (1995) p. 294

Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe (2000) p. 303

Good News Club v. Milford Central School (2001) p. 307

Loch v. Davey (2004) p. 312

Aid to Religious Schools p. 316

John Courtney Murray, S.J., Remarks on Aid to Parochial Schools p. 316

Edd Doerr, The People Speak: Parochiaid and the Voters p. 317

A.E. Dick Howard, Up against the Wall: The Uneasy Separation of Church and State p. 318

Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971) p. 322

Mueller v. Allen (1983) p. 328

Aguilar v. Felton (1985) p. 331

Witters v. Washington Department of Services for the Blind (1986) p. 334

Zobrest v. Catalina Foothills School District (1993) p. 336

Kiryas joel Village School District v. Grumet (1994) p. 338

Agostini v. Felton (1997) p. 342

Mitchell v. Helms (2000) p. 345

Zelman v. Simmons-Harris (2002) p. 348

Religion and Governmental Activity p. 358

McGowan v. Maryland (1961) p. 358

Marsh v. Chambers (1983) p. 362

Lynch v. Donnelly (1984) p. 367

County of Allegheney v. American Civil Liberties Union (1989) p. 372

Capital Square v. Pinette (1995) p. 377

McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky (2005) p. 380

Van Orden v. Perry (2005) p. 387

Town of Greece v. Galloway (2014) p. 393

Trump v. Hawaii (2018) p. 398

8 Dimensions of Inclusive Pluralism (1960- ): Religious Liberty Issues p. 403

The Scope of Religious Liberty p. 404

Torcaso v. Watkins (1961) p. 404

Sherbert v. Verner (1963) p. 406

State of Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) p. 408

McDaniel v. Paty (1978) p. 418

Thomas v. Review Board (1981) p. 421

United States v. Lee (1982) p. 423

Goldman v. Weinberger (1986) p. 426

Bowen v. Roy (1986) p. 433

Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association (1988) p. 436

Frazee v. Illinois Department of Employment Security (1989) p. 443

Employment Division v. Smith (1990) p. 445

Religious Freedom Restoration Act (1993) p. 448

Church of Lukumi v. Hialeah (1993) p. 449

Boeme v. Flores (1997) p. 457

Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita Benefciente União do Vegetal (2006) p. 461

Christian Legal Society v. Martinez (2010) p. 463

Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores (2014) p. 468

Holt v. Hobbs (2015) p. 474

Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer (2017) p. 477

Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission (2018) p. 482

Government Regulation of Religious Organizations p. 486

Walz v. Tax Commission (1970) p. 486

Larson v. Valente (1982) p. 491

Bob Jones University v. United States (1983) p. 495

Corporation of the. Presiding Bishop v. Amos (1987) p. 498

Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (2012) p. 500

Religion and Politics p. 503

National Conference of Catholic Bishops on Religion and Politics p. 503

National Council of Churches on Religion and Politics p. 505

National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council on Religion and Politics p. 507

Anna Greenberg, The Church and the Revitalization of Politics and Community p. 509

Marvin McMickle, Black Preacher /Politicians p. 515

God and Country: Cultural Issues p. 518

Robert N. Bellah Civil Religion in America p. 518

John F. Wilson, The Civil Religion Proposal as a Revitalization Movement in American Culture p. 525.

Notes:

Previous edition cataloged under title as both "authors" considered editors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Wilson, John Frederick, Church and state in American history

ISBN:

9780367077273

9780367314972

0367314975

0367077272

9780367077310

0367077310

OCLC:

1112129459