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The Cambridge Companion to the First Amendment and Religious Liberty

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Description

This book is an interdisciplinary guide to the religion clauses of the First Amendment with a focus on its philosophical foundations, historical developments, and legal and political implications. The volume begins with fundamental questions about God, the nature of belief and worship, conscience, freedom, and their intersections with law. It then traces the history of religious liberty and church-state relations in America through a diverse set of religious and non-religious voices from the seventeenth century to the most recent Supreme Court decisions. The Companion will conclude by addressing legal and political questions concerning the First Amendment and the court cases and controversies surrounding religious liberty today, including the separation of church and state, corporate religious liberty, and constitutional interpretation. This scholarly yet accessible book will introduce students and scholars alike to the main issues concerning the First Amendment and religious liberty, along with offering incisive new insights into one of the most important topics in American culture.

Product Details

PublisherCambridge University Press
Publish DateFebruary 13, 2020
Pages474
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9781108405294
Dimensions8.9 X 6.2 X 0.9 inches | 1.5 pounds
BISAC Categories: Law,

About the Author

Michael D. Breidenbach is Assistant Professor of History at Ave Maria University, Florida and Visiting Scholar at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. His work has been published in the William and Mary Quarterly, and his book on American religious liberty and church-state relations is under contract with Harvard University Press. He has been a visiting scholar at the University of Oxford and University of Cambridge.
Owen Anderson is Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Arizona State University. He has published seven books, including The Natural Moral Law (Cambridge, 2012) and The Declaration of Independence and God (Cambridge, 2015). He studies rational presuppositionalism and how it approaches basic questions about God and the good.

Reviews

'Among the most contested issues in contemporary American life are the prudential and constitutional notions of religious liberty and relationships between religion and the civil state. An all-star line-up of scholars have contributed thoughtful, richly researched, and accessible essays to The Cambridge Companion to the First Amendment and Religious Liberty, ably guiding the specialist and non-specialist reader alike through the historical origins, philosophical considerations, and legal doctrines that have shaped constitutional conceptions of religious liberty in the American experience.' Daniel L. Dreisbach, School of Public Affairs, American University, and author of Thomas Jefferson and the Wall of Separation between Church and State
'This is an impressive collection of new work by some of the most distinguished scholars in the field.' Andrew Koppelman, Northwestern University, Illinois

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