Religion and the Constitution

Professor Michael W McConnell, Dr John H Harvey, Thomas C Berg, John H Garvey (Autoren)

Media-Kombination

937 Seiten

2002
Aspen Publishers Inc.,U.S.
978-0-7355-2841-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Especially well suited to a variety of courses, the comprehensive yet concise Religion and the Constitution brings a refreshing new perspective to the study of topics of enduring interest.Instructors will appreciate the book for its:
- exceptional authorship -- Michael W. McConnell, John H. Garvey, and Thomas C. Berg are outstanding scholars in the area
- emphasis on broad, recurring themes to place current debates in context, for example; free exercise of religion in the face of government regulation, government financial assistance to religious institutions, and the role of religion in government institutions such as schools
- Notes and questions that connect constitutional and religious history with today's constitutional issues
- focus on the relationship between free exercise and establishment clauses
- lightly-edited cases that promote deep analysis
- Teacher's Manual that offers guidance for structuring the course, as well as answers and analysis of questions raised in the bookThe text is divided into six main parts:
- Introduction
- History
- Religion in the Regulatory State
- The Power of the Purse
- Religion and the Government's Influence Over Culture
- What is Religion?Religion and the Constitution, --the perfect balance between historical and contemporary issues. Be sure to consider it for your next course.

Produkt-Details

• Reihe/Serie: Casebook
• Verlagsort: Philadelphia
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 157 x 244 mm
• Gewicht: 1102 g
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht
• ISBN-10: 0-7355-2841-1 / 0735528411
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7355-2841-3 / 9780735528413
• Zustand: Neuware