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Religion and the State in American Law

Religion and the State in American Law

Name: Religion and the State in American Law
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9781107419285
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Author: Boris I. Bittker; Scott C. Idleman; Frank S Ravitch
ISBN: 9781107419285

Edited by Boris I. Bittker · Scott C. Idleman · Frank S Ravitch

Cambridge University Press December 2015

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ISBN-13: 9781107419285
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: December 2015
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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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.

1. Religion and the constitution: history, text, and context

2. Church and state in the nineteenth century

3. Religious influences and expressions in law and government

4. The establishment clause

5. The free exercise clause

6. The religious rest, equal protection, and free speech clauses

7. The definition of religion

8. Church property disputes and church schisms

9. Contracts

10. Taxation

11. Employment

12. Land use

13. Torts

14. Criminal law and process

15. Family law

16. Public education

17. Religious symbolism on public property

18. Special contexts: prisons and the military

Appendices.

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