1st Edition

To Serve God And Mammon Church-state Relations In The United States

By Ted Jelen Copyright 2001
    174 Pages
    by Routledge

    174 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book provides fresh perspective on the origins and persistence of church 8211; state conflict in American political culture, exploring the inherent tension between the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses of the First Amendment.

    Preface -- The Religion Clauses -- The Uses of History -- Debating the Public Role of Religion -- From Christian America to Free Exercise -- The Future of the Church–State Debate -- Appendix

    Biography

    Ted G. Jelen