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Religion and the State in American Law

Boris I Bittker author Scott C Idleman author Frank S Ravitch author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:6th Oct '15

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This book provides a comprehensive overview of religion and government in the United States, providing historical context to contemporary issues.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of religion and government in the United States. In addition to an extended discussion of the First Amendment, it addresses hot-topic issues such as religious liberty, religion in the classroom, and displays of religion in government.Religion and the State in American Law provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of religion and government in the United States, from historical origins to modern laws and rulings. In addition to extensive coverage of the religion clauses of the First Amendment, it addresses many statutory, regulatory, and common-law developments at both the federal and state levels. Topics include the history of church-state relations and religious liberty, religion in the classroom, and expressions of religion in government. This book also covers the role of religion in specific areas of law such as contracts, taxation, employment, land use regulation, torts, criminal law, and domestic relations as well as in specialized contexts such as prisons and the military. Accessible to the general as well as the professional reader, this book will be of use to scholars, judges, practising lawyers, and the media.

ISBN: 9781107071827

Dimensions: 262mm x 185mm x 40mm

Weight: 1700g

986 pages