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049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aKoppelman, Andrew, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aDefending American Religious Neutrality _h[electronic resource] / _cAndrew Koppelman.
260			_aCambridge, Mass. : _bHarvard University Press, _c2013.
300			_a1 online resource (248 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aOldControl:harvard. 9780674067561.
550			_aMade available online by De Gruyter.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- The American specification of neutrality -- Corruption of religion and the establishment clause -- Religion clause doctrine explained -- Why single out religion? -- A secular state?
520			_a"Although it is often charged with hostility toward religion, First Amendment doctrine in fact treats religion as a distinctive human good. It insists, however, that this good be understood abstractly, without the state taking sides on any theological question. Here, a leading scholar of constitutional law explains the logic of this uniquely American form of neutrality--more religion-centered than liberal theorists propose, and less overtly theistic than conservatives advocate. The First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of religion is under threat. Growing numbers of critics, including a near-majority of the Supreme Court, seem ready to cast aside the ideal of American religious neutrality. Andrew Koppelman defends that ideal and explains why protecting religion from political manipulation is imperative in an America of growing religious diversity. Understanding American religious neutrality, Koppelman shows, can explain some familiar puzzles. How can Bible reading in public schools be impermissible while legislative sessions begin with prayers, Christmas is an official holiday, and the words "under God" appear in the Pledge of Allegiance? Are faith-based social services, public financing of religious schools, or the teaching of intelligent design constitutional? Combining legal, historical, and philosophical analysis, Koppelman shows how law coherently navigates these conundrums. He explains why laws must have a secular legislative purpose, why old, but not new, ceremonial acknowledgments of religion are permitted, and why it is fair to give religion special treatment."--Publisher's website.
650		0	_aChurch and state _zUnited States.
650		0	_aEcclesiastical law _zUnited States.
650		0	_aFreedom of religion _zUnited States.
650		7	_aLAW _xConstitutional. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aLAW _xPublic. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aPHILOSOPHY _xPolitical. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aChurch and state. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00860509
650		7	_aEcclesiastical law. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00901292
650		7	_aFreedom of religion. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00934030
651		7	_aUnited States. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01204155
650		4	_aChurch and state -- United States.
650		4	_aEcclesiastical law -- United States.
650		4	_aFreedom of religion -- United States.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aKoppelman, Andrew. _tDefending American religious neutrality. _dCambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2013 _z9780674066465 _w(DLC) 2012008382 _w(OCoLC)778828824
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