Divided by God

America's church-state problem-- and what we should do about it

By Feldman, Noah

Publishers Summary:
"Noah Feldman tells the story of the relations between religion and American government, making clear that again and again in our history, diversity has forced us to redraw the lines in the church-state divide. In vivid chapters, he describes how we as a people have settled controversies over the Bible, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the teaching of evolution through appeals to shared values of liberty, equality, and freedom of conscience. And he proposes a solution to our current crisis - an approach that would honor our religious diversity while respecting the long-held conviction that religion and state should not mix."--BOOK JACKET.

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ISBN
978-0-37428-131-1
Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005.


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Library Journal

Reviewed on July 15, 2005

Feldman (NYU Law School; What We Owe Iraq: War and the Ethics of Nation Building ) traces the evolution of the role of religion in American political life from the Colonial period to the present, paying particular attention to the development of legal doctrines. The First Amendment stipulates that Congress cannot pass laws prohibiting the free exercise of religion, yet throughout our country's history, Americans have debate...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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