Free exercise: religion, the First Amendment, and the making of America
"Free Exercise is a contribution to both US constitutional history and the history of religious toleration in the United States. It traces the routes by which Americans arrived at the First Amendment's religious clauses, the cultural currents that shaped their meaning, and the consequences...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
[2024]
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| Dans: | Année: 2024 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
USA
/ Liberté religieuse
/ Liberté religieuse
/ Liberté religieuse
/ Pluralisme religieux
/ Histoire
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| Classifications IxTheo: | AD Sociologie des religions AX Dialogue interreligieux KBQ Amérique du Nord XA Droit |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Histoire constitutionnelle - États-Unis
B Religious Pluralism (United States) History B Liberté religieuse - États-Unis - Histoire B Freedom Of Religion (United States) History B Constitutional history (United States) |
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Table des matières Table des matières (Aggregator) Quatrième de couverture |
| Résumé: | "Free Exercise is a contribution to both US constitutional history and the history of religious toleration in the United States. It traces the routes by which Americans arrived at the First Amendment's religious clauses, the cultural currents that shaped their meaning, and the consequences that flowed from them. The book also demonstrates how white women, African Americans, Jews, Roman Catholics, and nonbelievers expanded the application of religious liberty-and illuminated its boundaries. Each chapter demonstrates how protections for religious freedom were forged from both vague memories and intimate experiences, an emergent respect for individual autonomy and a refusal to materially alter the condition of women and the enslaved"--Publisher |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Description matérielle: | xxiii, 232 Seiten, 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-776702-3 0-19-776702-8 |
