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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784606403321

Autore

Cohen Naomi W (Naomi Wiener), <1927-2018.>

Titolo

Jews in Christian America [[electronic resource] ] : the pursuit of religious equality / / Naomi W. Cohen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1992

ISBN

0-19-771406-4

1-280-52515-0

0-19-536226-8

1-4294-0731-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (315 p.)

Collana

Studies in Jewish history

Disciplina

322.1089924073

322/.1/089924073

973.089

Soggetti

Jews - United States - Politics and government

Religion and state - United States

Jews - Legal status, laws, etc - United States

Constitutional history - United States

United States Ethnic relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-291) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; 1. From Toleration to Freedom; 2. Separationism Takes Root; 3. The Christian Agenda; 4. Separationism Is Moderated; Overview: 1945-1965; 5. Tests of Released Time; 6. The Case of the Innocuous Prayer; 7. Scripture in the Schools; 8. Sabbaths and Symbols; Afterword; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

This study examines how American Jews contended with living in a fundamentally Christian state from colonial times to the present. Emphasis is placed on the manner in which Jewish actions have contributed to the development of a separation between Church and State in the USA.