Encyclopedia of religion in American politics
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Encyclopedia of religion in American politics
（The American political landscape series）
Oryx Press, 1999
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Today, such issues as abortion, capital punishment, sex education, racism, prayer in public schools, and family values keep religion and politics closely entwined in American public life. This encyclopedia is an A-to-Z listing of a broad range of topics related to religious issues and politics, ranging from the religious freedom sought by the Pilgrims in the 1620s to the rise of the religious right in the 1980s.
Table of Contents
Contributors
Foreword by Helen Thomas
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Religion in American Politics by John G. West, Jr.
Encyclopedia of Religion in American Politics
Appendices 273
Appendix 1: Speeches and Documents
Mayflower Compact (1620)
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (1639)
The Act of Toleration of Maryland Colony (1649)
The First Thanksgiving Proclamation (1676)
Clause of the Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776)
Thomas Jefferson's Draft for a Bill Establishing Religious Freedom (1779)
James Madison's "Memorial and Remonstrance" (1785)
The Northwest Ordinance (1787)
George Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation (1789)
Constitutional Clauses Addressing Religion (1789-91)
George Washington's Letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island (1790)
President George Washington's Farewell Address (1796)
Thomas Jefferson's Letter to the Danbury Baptist Association of Connecticut (1802)
Excerpts from Joseph Story's Commentaries on the Constitution (1833)
Angelina Grimke's Appeal to Christian Women (1836)
South Carolina Governor John H. Hammond's "Slavery Is Not a Sin Speech" (1853)
Lyrics to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" by Julia Ward Howe (1862)
The Second Inaugural Address of President Abraham Lincoln (1865)
Philip Schaff's Speech on "The Idea of Religious Freedom" (1888)
Andrew Carnegie's "Gospel of Wealth" (1889)
Pope Leo XIII's Encyclical Testem Benevolentiae Nostrae (1899)
Booker T. Washington's "The Religious Life of the Negro" Speech (1905)
Humanist Manifesto (1933)
Economic Justice for All: A Pastoral Letter on Catholic Social Teaching and the U.S Economy (1986)
Christian Coalition's "Contract with the American Family" (1995)
Appendix 2: List of Organizations
Appendix 3: Timeline
Index
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