Religion & Constitutional Government in the United States: A Historical Overview with Sources
- ISBN-10
- 093009509X
- ISBN-13
- 9780930095093
- Category
- Religion / Reference
- Pages
- 244
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1986
- Publisher
- Signal Books
- Author
- John E. Semonche
Description
In "Religion & Constitutional Government" historian John Semonche offers a refreshingly balaned view of a controversial subject. The work has two parts, one interpretive, one documentary. Professor Semonche begins with a historical overview, tracing the complex relationship between religion and U.S. government. His perspective is clear, informed, and rigorously non-polemical. Then, to further encourage independent thinking, the author has brought together the most significant documents of religious liberty. Each one is preceded by an introduction to provide its context. From Roger Williams, responding to 1644 attacks by Cotton Mather, to Lynch v. Donnelly, a 1984 Supreme Court ruling, the reader will find forty-two stimulating, startling, and often contradictory perspectives. "Religion & Constitutional Government" is valuable as both an interpretation and as a resource in the ongoing debate about the nature of religious liberty under a constitutional government. -- From publisher's description.
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