Masters of Illusion: The Supreme Court and the Religion Clauses

by Frank S. Ravitch

Many legal theorists and judges agree on one major premise in the field of law and religion: that religion clause jurisprudence is in a state of disarray and has been for some time. In Masters of Illusion, Frank S. Ravitch provocatively contends that both hard originalism (a strict focus on the intent of the Framers) and neutrality are illusory in religion clause jurisprudence, the former because it cannot live up to its promise for either...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814775853
• ISBN13: 9780814775851
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.6" x 9.0"