Secularism and the American Republic: Revisiting Thomas Jefferson on Church and State

by F. Leroy Forlines

Is the United States founded on a legal foundation of secularism? What were the founders' intentions regarding the church-state relationship in the public square and public institutions? In Secularism and the American Republic, F. Leroy Forlines considers these important questions about our nation. In the end, he argues against the secular notion of strict church-state separation. Instead, he promotes the view of the reasonable accommodation of church...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0997608749
• ISBN13: 9780997608748
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Welch College Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.