[Rezension von: Gillman, Howard, ca. 1958-, The religion clauses]

Professors Gillman and Chemerinsky contend that the religion clauses are most accurately interpreted when they support separationism. Separationism, as they define it, requires a separation of church and state, meaning "the government should be secular; the place for religion is in people’s liv...

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Main Author: Cook, Edwin (Author)
Contributors: Gillman, Howard ca. 1958- (Bibliographic antecedent)
Format: Electronic Review
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 2022
In: A journal of church and state
Year: 2022, Volume: 64, Issue: 2, Pages: 350-353
Review of:The religion clauses (New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020) (Cook, Edwin)
The religion clauses (New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020) (Cook, Edwin)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Religion / State / USA, Supreme Court / USA
IxTheo Classification:KBQ North America
SA Church law; state-church law
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B Book review
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Summary:Professors Gillman and Chemerinsky contend that the religion clauses are most accurately interpreted when they support separationism. Separationism, as they define it, requires a separation of church and state, meaning "the government should be secular; the place for religion is in people’s lives, their homes, and their places of worship" (p. xi). In support of their claim, they provide a synopsis of historical issues, political power, and views toward religion during the colonial era leading to the founding era when our nation’s foundational documents were written and enacted. A key point in their argument relies upon the drastic change from the America of the founding era to the America of the twenty-first century. They accurately point out that current American society is comprised of much more diverse religious groups.
ISSN:2040-4867
Contains:Enthalten in: A journal of church and state
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/jcs/csac013