Religion has become a charged token in a politics of division.
In this second of two major volumes on the intersection of constitutional and religious issues in the United States, Kent Greenawalt focuses on the Constitution's Establishment Clause, which forbids government from favoring one religion ...
In the first of two major volumes on the intersection of constitutional and religious issues in the United States, Kent Greenawalt focuses on one of the Constitution's main clauses concerning religion: the Free Exercise Clause.
Presents in clear form the Supreme Court's reasoning with little editing. In that way the students themselves can discover the reasoning process that justified the result in the case. A...
Especially well suited to a variety of courses, the comprehensive yet concise Religion and the Constitution brings a refreshing new perspective to the study of topics of enduring interest.Instructors will...
Greve's words highlighted that the state, neutral in terms of religion and worldview, could not write such a faith-based pronouncement into its constitution. The outcome of the vote is noteworthy: The main committee rejected Seebohm's ...
Is separation of religion and politics a necessary precondition for democracy and the rule of law? These questions are addressed in this book through an analysis of the constitutional texts that are in force in different parts of the world.
Religion has become a charged token in a politics of division.
Caleb E. Mason, Faith, Harm, and Neutrality: Some Complexities of Free Exercise Law, 44 Duquesne L. Rev. 225, 262 n.116 (2006). 164. In Genesis 18, Abraham argues God down from his willingness to destroy Sodom if he cannot find fifty ...
The First Amendment and Religion and the Constitution: Cases and Materials