A Nation Dedicated to Religious Liberty: The Constitutional Heritage of the Religion ClausesHere is a concise overview of the historical development and judicial interpretation of the First Amendment religion clauses. It begins with a survey of the history of American religious liberty, goes on to present the views of the Founding Fathers, and then considers the core value of religious liberty and the constitutional purposes that implement that value. |
Contents
Religious Liberty in the New Nation | 8 |
Chapter Two The Founders on Religious Liberty | 22 |
The Pietistic Separationists | 28 |
The Core Value of Religious Liberty | 37 |
Chapter Four The Animating Principles of | 43 |
The Principle of Accommodation | 58 |
Summary | 72 |
The Constitutional Definition of Religion | 88 |
Isaac Backus An Appeal to the Public for Religious Liberty 1773 | 102 |
Thomas Jefferson A Bill For Establishing | 110 |
Notes | 126 |
4 | 132 |
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