The Americanization of Religious Minorities: Confronting the Constitutional Order

by Eric Mazur

Book Overview

How minority religions and the Constitution accommodate each other.

What happens when a minority religious group's beliefs run counter to the laws and principles of the American constitution? How do Americans reconcile the conflicting demands of church and state? In The Americanization of Religious Minorities, Eric Michael Mazur recounts the experiences of Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, and Native Americans as cases in which...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801880564
• ISBN13: 9780801880568
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Religion and the Government

Not a student of religion or constitutional law, I approached this book with trepidation. I was pleasantly surprised to find, however, that it serves as a valuable and truly interesting introduction to an important subject. The Mormon, Native American, and Jehovah's witness communities have confronted the government with the fundamental issue of free exercise. The lessons we learn from Mazur's careful analyses are invaluable. They are history lessons that show us the limitations of the Constitution, but also show the author's great respect for it as a potential source of salvation for America.