Shapers of the great debate on the freedom of religion : a biographical dictionary
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Shapers of the great debate on the freedom of religion : a biographical dictionary
（Shapers of the great American debates / Peter B. Levy, series editor, no. 7）
Greenwood Press, 2005
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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The First Amendment is categorical and concise on religion and the state: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. Nevertheless, these few words have caused much confusion and controversy for successive generations. The debate over religious freedom has often come to the forefront during American history. Since colonial times, Americans have debated how to interpret and apply the First Amendment. Through biographical histories of individuals involved in the freedom of religion debates, readers will discover how individuals' thoughts, beliefs, and actions affected how the religion clauses are viewed today and throughout American history. Topics such as prayer in schools, religious symbols, exemption from military duty, and the pledge of allegience are addressed. Individuals such as Anne Hutchinson, Jerry Falwell, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Joseph Franklin Rutherford, and Roger Williams are included. An introductory essay, an appendix of shorter entries on additional figures, and a bibliography are also included.
The Shapers of the Great American Debates series takes a biographical approach to history, following the premise that people make history in the circumstances in which they find themselves. Each volume in this series examines the lives and experiences of the individuals involved in a particular debate through major and minor biographies.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Religious Freedoms in America The Interest of Righteousness by John Cotton A Woman Not Fit for Our Society by Anne Hutchinson Soul Liberty by Roger Williams From God and the Company by Peter Stuyvesant A Holy Experiment by William Penn American Whig by William Livingston An Equal Claim by Isaac Backus A Matter between Man and His God by Thomas Jefferson Beyond the Cognizance of Civil Society by James Madison Borrowed from the Bible by Lyman Beecher Judging the New Republic by Joseph Story Dagger John by John Hughes A Temple in the Heart by Ralph Waldo Emerson The Cry of the Oppressed by Joseph Smith An Open Gate by Isaac Mayer Wise A Constitutional Weathervane by Joseph Franklin Rutherford A Nation Made to Order by John Collier Freedoms in the Courts by Earl Warren An American Thesis by John Courtney Murray The Religious Right by Jerry Falwell Appendix 1: Minor Biographies Appendix 2: Some Important Supreme Court Cases
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