The Supreme Court and Religion in American Life, Vol. 1: The Odyssey of the Religion Clauses (New Forum Books)

230 Pages·2004·0.68 MB·English

by  James Hitchcock

The Supreme Court and
Religion in American Life
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The Supreme Court and
Religion in American Life
VOLUME I
THE ODYSSEY OF
THE RELIGION CLAUSES
James Hitchcock
PRI NCET ON UN IVER SITY PRES S
PRI NCET ON AN D OXF ORD
Copyright2004byPrincetonUniversityPress
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Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex.
Contents:1.Theodysseyofthereligionclauses
ISBN:0-691-11696-2(v.1:alk.paper)—
ISBN:0-691-11923-6(v.2:alk.paper)
1.Churchandstate—UnitedStates—History.2.Freedomofreligion—
UnitedStates—History.I.Title.
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CONTENTS
IntroductiontoVolume1 1
CHAPTERONE
TheKingdomofThisWorld 3
CHAPTERTWO
BeliefandAction 18
CHAPTERTHREE
ThePhantomWall 32
CHAPTERFOUR
CloudsofWitnesses 43
CHAPTERFIVE
Expansion 60
CHAPTERSIX
Contraction 90
CHAPTERSEVEN
ReligiousEducationandPublicSupport 122
CONCLUSION 149
Notes 163
Bibliography 193
IndexofJustices 205
IndexofCases 207
GeneralIndex 213
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The Supreme Court and
Religion in American Life