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

• Autore: Cohen Naomi W (Naomi Wiener), <1927-2018.>
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1992
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (315 p.)
• Disciplina: 322.1089924073; 322/.1/089924073; 973.089
• Soggetto topico: Jews - United States - Politics and government; Religion and state - United States; Jews - Legal status, laws, etc - United States; Constitutional history - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Ethnic relations
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Jews in Christian America
• ISBN: 0-19-771406-4; 1-280-52515-0; 0-19-536226-8; 1-4294-0731-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784606403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in Jewish history.