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Ledewitz Bruce <1975-> |
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Church, state, and the crisis in American secularism [[electronic resource] /] / Bruce Ledewitz |
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Bloomington, Ind., : Indiana University Press, c2011 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (312 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Church and state - United States |
Ecclesiastical law - United States |
Freedom of religion - United States |
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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 (p. 267-270) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. The establishment clause crisis -- pt. 2. Using government speech and higher law to resolve the establishment clause crisis -- pt. 3. Using the higher law establishment clause to save secularism. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Since 1947, the Supreme Court has promised government neutrality toward religion, but in a nation whose motto is ""In God We Trust"" and which pledges allegiance to ""One Nation under God,"" the public square is anything but neutral -- a paradox not lost on a rapidly secularizing America and a point of contention among those who identify all expressions of religion by government as threats to a free society. Yeshiva student turned secularist, Bruce Ledewitz seeks common ground for believers and nonbeli |
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