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Thomas Jefferson and the Wall of Separation Between Church and State

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Availability:In StockContributor:Daniel DreisbachSeries:Critical America (New York University Paperback)Publish date:2003-10-01Pages:283
Language:EnglishPublisher:New York University PressISBN-13:9780814719367ISBN-10:814719368UPC:9780814719367Book Category:Law, HistoryBook Subcategory:Constitutional, United States, Legal HistorySize:9.10 x 5.88 x 0.76 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SC1QTSJ2G2

The origins, controversial uses, and competing interpretations of Jefferson's famous remark--"wall of separation between church and state"

No phrase in American letters has had a more profound influence on church-state law, policy, and discourse than Thomas Jefferson's "wall of separation between church and state," and few metaphors have provoked more passionate debate. Introduced in an 1802 letter to the Danbury, Connecticut Baptist Association, Jefferson's "wall" is accepted by many Americans as a concise description of the U.S. Constitution's church-state arrangement and conceived as a virtual rule of constitutional law.

Despite the enormous influence of the "wall" metaphor, almost no scholarship has investigated the text of the Danbury letter, the context in which it was written, or Jefferson's understanding of his famous phrase. Thomas Jefferson and the Wall of Separation Between Church and State offers an in-depth examination of the origins, controversial uses, and competing interpretations of this powerful metaphor in law and public policy.
Language:EnglishPublisher:New York University PressISBN-13:9780814719367ISBN-10:814719368UPC:9780814719367Book Category:Law, HistoryBook Subcategory:Constitutional, United States, Legal HistorySize:9.10 x 5.88 x 0.76 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SC1QTSJ2G2
Dreisbach, Daniel: - Daniel L. Dreisbach is an Associate Professor in the Department of Justice, Law, and Society at American University. He is the editor of Religion and Political Culture in Jefferson's Virginia and Religion and Politics in the Early Republic.
Publisher: New York University Press

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