The Cambridge Companion to the First Amendment and Religious Liberty

by Michael D. Breidenbach

Book Overview

This book is an interdisciplinary guide to the religion clauses of the First Amendment with a focus on its philosophical foundations, historical developments, and legal and political implications. The volume begins with fundamental questions about God, the nature of belief and worship, conscience, freedom, and their intersections with law. It then traces the history of religious liberty and church-state relations in America through a diverse set of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108417477
• ISBN13: 9781108417471
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.1"