LEADER 03531nam 2200517Ia 450 001 9910796202403321 005 20190911112719.0 010 $a979-84-00-62639-5 010 $a979-82-16-06088-8 010 $a1-61069-949-1 024 7 $a10.5040/9798400626395 035 $a(OCoLC)1024283733 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL7JKK 035 $a(OCoLC)1395568006 035 $a(UkLoBP)BP9798400626395BC 035 $a(EXLCZ)993790000000535244 100 $a20230825e20222023 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aChurch and state /$f[edited by] David K. Ryden and Jeffrey J. Polet 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aSanta Barbara :$cABC-CLIO,$d2022. 210 2$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Publishing (UK),$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 284 pages) 225 1 $aDocuments Decoded 311 $a1-61069-948-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- Church and state in colonial America -- Constitutional history of church-state relations -- Civil religion and religious expression in the public square -- Public aid to religious institutions and organizations -- The challenge of religious liberty -- Conclusion -- Timeline of events. 330 $aThis thoroughly annotated document collection gives students and researchers an authoritative source for understanding the evolving political and legal relationship between church and state from colonial times to the present day. The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States declares that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." The Establishment Clause, meanwhile, declares a position of neutrality not only between differing religions, but between religious and nonreligious beliefs. The terms of the Free Exercise Clause, however, provide special protections to religious belief and practice. Thus the provisions of the two clauses can clash. In fact, differing political and legal interpretations of these clauses have resulted in some of the most hard-fought and contentious philosophical battles in American history. This book provides readers with convenient access to pertinent documents and court cases that enables a deeper understanding of the past and current balance between church and state and its political implications in the 21st century. The expert commentary that accompanies these key documents serves to elucidate how interpretation of the U.S. Constitution affects issues such as whether public funds or other public support should go to religious-based schools or hospitals; how to safeguard individuals' rights to religious expression while also considering how individuals should not be forced to participate in mandatory religious expressions in public institutions; and how the language regarding "separation of church and state" came about, when this phrase does not appear anywhere in the Constitution. 410 0$aDocuments Decoded. 606 $aPolitics & International Relations 606 $aPolitics & government$2bicssc 615 0$aPolitics & International Relations. 615 7$aPolitics & government 676 $a322/.10973 700 $aRyden$b David K.$01096710 702 $aPolet$b Jeffrey J. 801 0$bUkLoBP 801 1$bUkLoBP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910796202403321 996 $aChurch and state$93819526 997 $aUNINA