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UNINA9910807385803321 |
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Titolo |
No establishment of religion : America's original contribution to religious liberty / / edited by T. Jeremy Gunn, John Witte, Jr |
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Oxford, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2012 |
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©2012 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-986037-8 |
0-19-998601-0 |
1-283-84847-3 |
0-19-986038-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (871 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Freedom of religion - United States |
Church and state - United States |
United States Religion History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The First Amendment guarantee that ""Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion"" rejected the millennium-old Western policy of supporting one form of Christianity in each nation and subjugating all other faiths. The exact meaning and application of this American innovation, however, has always proved elusive. Individual states found it difficult to remove traditional laws that controlled religious doctrine, liturgy, and church life, and that discriminated against unpopular religions. They found it even harder to decide more subtle legal questions that continue to divid |
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