The Supreme Court and Religion in American Life: Volume II, from "Higher Law" to "Sectarian Scruples"

by James Hitchcock

Book Overview

School vouchers. The Pledge of Allegiance. The ban on government grants for theology students. The abundance of church and state issues brought before the Supreme Court in recent years underscores an incontrovertible truth in the American legal system: the relationship between the state and religion in this country is still fluid and changing.

This, the second of two volumes by historian and legal scholar James Hitchcock, offers a complete...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691119236
• ISBN13: 9780691119236
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 261 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.5"