Agreeing to disagree: how the establishment clause protects religious diversity and freedom of conscience
Michael W. McConnell and Nathan S. Chapman detail the theological, political, and philosophical underpinnings of religious disestablishment in the United States - and how they relate to modern controversies over school funding, accommodation, public prayer, and public religious symbols. They argue t...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
[2023]
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Series/Journal: | Inalienable rights series
Oxford scholarship online Political Science |
| Further subjects: | B
Law
B Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law B Church and state (United States) B Freedom Of Religion (United States) |
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| Summary: | Michael W. McConnell and Nathan S. Chapman detail the theological, political, and philosophical underpinnings of religious disestablishment in the United States - and how they relate to modern controversies over school funding, accommodation, public prayer, and public religious symbols. They argue that the clause is not a thumb on the scale for secularism in public matters (let alone the opposite) but a constitutional commitment for Americans of all religious commitments - and none - to agree to disagree about matters of faith. |
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| ISBN: | 0197676472 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195304664.001.0001 |