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Separating church and state [electronic resource] : a history / Steven K. Green

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Green, Steven K. (Steven Keith), 1955-
Published
Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2022.
Physical Description
vii, 236 pages ; 24 cm.
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Contents
Historical Antecedents of Separationism -- Disestablishment and Separationism -- The Early National Period -- The Protestant Establishment of the Nineteenth Century -- Separation Becomes Constitutional Canon -- Separation's Apex and Decline.
Summary
"This book considers the ongoing cultural and legal controversy over the concept of church-state separation and the metaphor "wall of separation." It examines the origins of the concept and what led to its rise as a popular concept, then to its adoption by the Supreme Court and its fall into disfavor among many Americans"--
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9781501762062 (hardcover)
9781501762079 (pdf)
9781501762086 (epub)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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