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The Supreme Court on church and state / edited by Robert S. Alley.
- Title
- The Supreme Court on church and state / edited by Robert S. Alley.
- Publication
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1988.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | KF4783.A52 S87 1988 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xiv, 445 p.; 22 cm.
- Summary
- This volume, an updated edition of a book edited in 1962 by Joseph Tussman, presents a collection of Supreme Court cases on the principle of religious freedom. Alley provides essential background on the history of the First Amendment, the establishment and free exercise clauses, two chapters featuring Madison and Jefferson on religion and government, and a table summarizing 50 years of Supreme Court decisions on the church and state issue. The volume also covers the current national dialogue concerning "original intent" and non-preferentialism. ISBN 0-19-505028-2: $15.95.
- Uniform Title
- Supreme Court on church & state.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Trials, litigation, etc.
- Note
- Updated ed. of: The Supreme Court on church & state / edited by Joseph Tussman. 1962.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- James Madison's "Memorial and remonstrance against religious assessments " -- Thomas Jefferson's "Bill for establishing religious freedom" -- Fifty years of court decisions on church and state -- The Establishment Clause : Church Schools, Public schools, Post secondary education, Sunday laws, Other establishment cases -- The free exercise clause.
- ISBN
- 0195050282 (alk. paper)
- 0195050290 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- ^^^87023294^
- OCLC
- 16645364
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library