Church, State, and Original Intent

by Donald L. Drakeman

Book Overview

This provocative book shows how the United States Supreme Court has used constitutional history in church-state cases. Donald L. Drakeman describes the ways in which the justices have portrayed the Framers' actions in a light favoring their own views about how church and state should be separated. He then marshals the historical evidence, leading to a surprising conclusion about the original meaning of the First Amendment's establishment clause: the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521119189
• ISBN13: 9780521119184
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"