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Church-state constitutional issues : making sense of the establishment clause / Donald L. Drakeman.

Title
Church-state constitutional issues : making sense of the establishment clause / Donald L. Drakeman.
Author
Drakeman, Donald L.
Publication
New York : Greenwood Press, 1991.

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ix, 143 p.; 25 cm.
Summary
"Church-State Constitutional Issues" explores the often-debated and always topical issue of the relationship between church and state as outlined in the First Amendment. Donald L. Drakeman takes an interdisciplinary approach to examine the meaning of the establishment clause, demonstrating how the studies of law, religion, history, and political science provide insight into this relationship, which, since the nation's inception, has been difficult to define. The study first chronicles the Supreme Court's decision regarding the interpretation of the establishment clause from the early 19th century to the present. This legal history is subsequently viewed from a cultural perspective as Drakeman traces both the background of the First Amendment and how the relationship of church and state has developed on its journey through the court system. The volume moves towards further understanding of this complex issue as it concludes with a new interpretation of the establishment clause derived from previous information as well as further legal and political interpretive material.
Series Statement
Contributions in legal studies, 0147-1074 ; no. 62
Uniform Title
Contributions in legal studies no. 62.
Subject
  • USA
  • Church and state > United States > History
  • Established churches > United States > History
  • Constitutional history > United States
Genre/Form
History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-140) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Preface -- The Supreme Court and the Establishment Clause -- The Quest for the Historical Establishment Clause -- Church and State under the Establishment Clause: The First One Hundred and Fifty Years -- Establishing a New Approach -- Bibliography -- Index.
ISBN
0313276633 (alk. paper)
LCCN
^^^90045464^
OCLC
22274572
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library