The Establishment Clause: Religion and the First Amendment - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Levy, Leonard W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0029187508
- ISBN 13
- 9780029187500
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About This Item
New York: MacMillan Publishing Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0029187508 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust jacket; The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the government from establishing a religion or favoring one faith over another. This clause is often interpreted to prohibit the government from financially supporting religious organizations, from making laws that expressly favor one religion over another, or from promoting religion in general. This book is a history of the Establishment Clause and its application to religious organizations. The author discusses the history of religious toleration in America, the religious beliefs of early American colonists, and the origins of the clause. He also examines the ways in which the Establishment Clause has been used to protect religious freedom. The book concludes with a discussion of the future of the Establishment Clause.; 8vo; 236 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45615
- Title
- The Establishment Clause: Religion and the First Amendment - 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Levy, Leonard W
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0029187508
- ISBN 13
- 9780029187500
- Publisher
- MacMillan Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Religion, Theology, American History, American Government
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