Cambridge University Press Unisex Multicolor The Cambridge Companion To The First Amendment & Religious

Name: Cambridge University Press Unisex Multicolor The Cambridge Companion To The First Amendment & Religious
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Cambridge University Press

The Cambridge Companion to the First Amendment and Religious LibertyAuthor(s): Michael D. Breidenbach, Owen Anderson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108417471, 978-1108417471\nSynopsis\nThis 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 religi.