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PublisherUniversity of North Carolina Press

ISBN-100807844667

ISBN-139780807844663

eBay Product ID (ePID)767566

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Edition2

Book TitleEstablishment Clause : Religion and the First Amendment

Number of Pages300 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1994

TopicConstitutional, Political Freedom

FeaturesRevised

GenreLaw, Political Science

AuthorLeonard W. Levy

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight13 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN94-001046

ReviewsLevy [is] one of the best of our constitutional historians. . . . This is a strong, admirable book--at times, even passionate. New York Times Book Review, Levy [is] one of the best of our constitutional historians. . . . This is a strong, admirable book--at times, even passionate."-- New York Times Book Review, A profoundly intelligent contribution to an issue that regularly gets confused in the hands of superficial commentators. . . . A powerful argument. Philadelphia Inquirer, "America's foremost historian of law provides a profoundly intelligent contribution to an issue that regularly gets confused in the hands of superficial commentators. . . . A powerful argument."-- Philadelphia Inquirer, "Levy [is] one of the best of our constitutional historians. . . . This is a strong, admirable book--at times, even passionate."-- New York Times Book Review, A model of policy history, demonstrating the relevance of disinterested historical scholarship to the formation of public policy. Stanley N. Katz, American Council of Learned Societies, America's foremost historian of law provides a profoundly intelligent contribution to an issue that regularly gets confused in the hands of superficial commentators. . . . A powerful argument."-- Philadelphia Inquirer, Levy [is] one of the best of our constitutional historians. . . . This is a strong, admirable book_at times, even passionate. New York Times Book Review

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Dewey Edition20

Dewey Decimal342.73/0852

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisLeonard Levy's classic work examines the circumstances that led to the writing of the establishment clause of the First Amendment: 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion. . . .' He argues that, contrary to popular belief, the framers of the Constitution intended to prohibit government aid to religion even on an impartial basis. He thus refutes the view of 'nonpreferentialists, ' who interpret the clause as allowing such aid provided that the assistance is not restricted to a preferred church. For this new edition, Levy has added to his original arguments and incorporated much new material, including an analysis of Jefferson's ideas on the relationship between church and state and a discussion of the establishment clause cases brought before the Supreme Court since the book was originally published in 1986., Leonard Levy's classic work examines the circumstances that led to the writing of the establishment clause of the First Amendment: 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion. . . .' He argues that, contrary to popular belief, the framers of the Constitution intended to prohibit government aid to religion even on an impartial basis. He thus refutes the view of 'nonpreferentialists, ' who interpret the clause as allowing such aid provided that the assistance is not restricted to a preferred church.For this new edition, Levy has added to his original arguments and incorporated much new material, including an analysis of Jefferson's ideas on the relationship between church and state and a discussion of the establishment clause cases brought before the Supreme Court since the book was originally published in 1986., Leonard Levy?s classic work examines the circumstances that led to the writing of the establishment clause of the First Amendment: 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion. . . .' He argues that, contrary to popular belief, the framers of the Constitution intended to prohibit government aid to religion even on an impartial basis. He thus refutes the view of 'nonpreferentialists,' who interpret the clause as allowing such aid provided that the assistance is not restricted to a preferred church. For this new edition, Levy has added to his original arguments and incorporated much new material, including an analysis of Jefferson?s ideas on the relationship between church and state and a discussion of the establishment clause cases brought before the Supreme Court since the book was originally published in 1986., Leonard Levy's classic work examines the circumstances that led to the writing of the establishment clause of the First Amendment: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion...." He argues that, contrary to popular belief, the framers of the Constitution intended to prohibit government aid to religion even on an impartial basis

LC Classification Number94-1046 [KF]