Without a Prayer

by Robert S. Alley

This is the first thorough examination of school prayer to bring together the experiences of parents and children involved in contesting public school sanctioned prayer and Bible reading. Alley explores the way in which terms like "nonpreferentialism," "toleration" and "accommodation" are being used to hide violations of the First Amendment.Personal interviews were conducted with those involved in seven prominent cases. Each story challenges communities...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1573920975
• ISBN13: 9781573920971
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.4"