The First Freedoms: Church and State in America to the Passage of the First Amendment - Couverture souple

Curry, Thomas J.

 
9780195051810: The First Freedoms: Church and State in America to the Passage of the First Amendment
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0195051815 ISBN 13 : 9780195051810
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 1987

Synopsis

Is government forbidden to assist all religions equally, as the Supreme Court has held? Or does the First Amendment merely ban exclusive aid to one religion, as critics of the Court assert? The First Freedoms studies the church-state context of colonial and revolutionary America to present a bold new reading of the historical meaning of the religion clauses of the First Amendment. Synthesizing and interpreting a wealth of evidence from the founding of Virginia to the passage of the Bill of Rights, including everything published in America before 1791, Thomas Curry traces America's developing ideas on religious liberty and offers the most extensive investigation ever of the historical origins and background of the First Amendment's religion clauses.

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Revue de presse

"Carefully rooted in the historical setting....Not only historians but also judges and lawyers should consult this book."--American Historical Review

"A balanced and insightful survey."--North Carolina Historical Review

"The writing is clear; the arguments are carefully crafted; the conclusions are judiciously stated. There are flashes of humor throughout....This is a superb and important book that deserves a wide audience."--The William and Mary Quarterly

"Will be immensely useful as a summary of how religious institutions and governments interacted throughout the century and a half of colonial experience."--Reviews in American History

"[An] excellent new book."--Church & State

"An excellent, comprehensive book, rooted in the relevant primary and secondary literature....The definitive guide to church and state in colonial America."--America

"A magnificent history of church-state relations in America prior to the ratification of the Bill of Rights."--Harvard Review

"Given the current importance of the religious issue in the U.S., this study should prove enlightening."--Choice

"A good synthetic survey of the developments in the colonial period leading up to the ratification of the first amendment...[Curry] has brought the entire story together for easy access by students of American history and religion."--Religious Studies Review

"This is a useful book for scholars of church-state relations in the colonial period and for those trying to evaluate and respond to the "intentionalist" views of the First Amendment currently advocated by the Right Wing."--Church History

Présentation de l'éditeur

Is government forbidden to assist all religions equally, as the Supreme Court has held? Or does the First Amendment merely ban exclusive aid to one religion, as critics of the Court assert? The First Freedoms studies the church-state context of colonial and revolutionary America to present a bold new reading of the historical meaning of the religion clauses of the First Amendment. Synthesizing and interpreting a wealth of evidence from the founding of Virginia to the passage of the Bill of Rights, including everything published in America before 1791, Thomas Curry traces America's developing ideas on religious liberty and offers the most extensive investigation ever of the historical origins and background of the First Amendment's religion clauses.

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press
Date d'édition
1987
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0195051815
ISBN 13 
9780195051810
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
294
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780195036619: The First Freedoms: Church And State in America to the Passage of the First Amendment

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0195036611 ISBN 13 :  9780195036619
Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 1986
Couverture rigide