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| Titre : | Religion and American Law: An Encyclopedia |
| Auteurs : | Paul Finkelman |
| Type de document : | document électronique |
| Editeur : | [S.l.] : Routledge, 1999 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-8153-0750-1 |
| Index. décimale : | 342 (Droit constitutionnel et administratif) |
| Résumé : |
The interplay of religion and law has long been a major political and social issue in the United States. From the Salem Witch Trials to the debate over school vouchers, court rulings have had a profound effect on people's lives. This text intends to provide detailed entries on all of the major Supreme Court decisions dealing with church and state, topical and theoretical essays relating to the issue, and cogent biographies of those Justices whose decisions have achieved landmark status in the debate. Encompassing cases from the colonial period to the Supreme Court's important decisions in 1997, this volume is written in a clear, concise style and aims to be useful to professionals and specialists and accessible to students. ### From Booklist The American legal system continually defines and refines the delicate relationship between church and state. This timely volume from the reputable Garland Reference Library of the Humanities series is an alphabetically arranged encyclopedia, carefully edited and authoritatively written, with entries covering a range of issues, events, and people related to the constitutionally protected rights of religious freedom. The 100 contributing writers are all professionally distinguished and associated with solid academic institutions. Precisely written entries are signed and include both lengthy bibliographies and "cases cited" listings when appropriate.Coverage ranges from colonial times to contemporary Supreme Court decisions. Within this broad scope, the text discusses representative themes without losing thoroughness. Rulings are analyzed, theories are considered, and biographical details are supplied. Among the entries are *Black churches in the antebellum South, Blasphemy * in American law, The Good Samaritan, Jefferson and religion, Labor law and religion, and *Sunday regulations in the nineteenth century* . There are substantive discussions of individual religious traditions, relevant legal decisions, and a number of Supreme Court justices. Most entries are at least a page in length; longer ones, such as *School prayer* , run to more than five pages. The encyclopedia concludes with a helpful index of cases and a subject index, the value of which is diminished by the fact that it supplies only page numbers (more than 200 page numbers are listed under *First Amendment, * for example).This title takes a more scholarly and historical approach than another recent volume, ABC-CLIO's *Religion and the Law * [RBB Jl 00], which focuses mainly on current issues. *Religion and American Law* is recommended for academic and large public library reference collections. REVWR *Copyright ┬® American Library Association. All rights reserved* ### Review This primer and dictionary of a topic of increasing interest to both general readers and lawyers will be useful for a broad audience...Recommended for undergraduate and graduate libraries. -- *Choice* [An] excellent reference tool. -- Church and Synagogue Libraries *Religion and American Law* is a remarkable achievement. The only work of its kind, it comprehensively describes and analyzes the important cases and legal controversies surrounding church and state, and the relationship between them. A distinguished group of authors contributed to the book, including many of America's leading law professors, historians and practicing attorneys. The quality and scope of Religion and American Law make it a unique resource, indispensable to students and scholars of law, religion and history seeking clear, authoritative guidance in this area. -- Gabriel J. Chin, University of Cincinnati College of Law The writing, by 96 different contributors, is uniformly clear, consistent, and coherent... Veryhighly recommended for all libraries. -- American Reference Books Annual Paul Finkelman, one of the nation's premier constitutional legal historians, has put together a work that is not only exceptionally useful but fascinating as well. The articles are short enough for encyclopedic-type reference yet capture the color, richness, and complexity of their topics. -- Carl T. Bogus, Roger Williams University School of Law Finkelman's book is an extremely useful reference work on a timely, controversial, and vitally important topic in American constitutional law. It is remarkably thorough, and filled with insightful analysis by a distinguished group of contributors. It pulls off admirably the most difficult aspect of the encyclopedist's art: elucidating a difficult subject concisely, without sacrificing comprehensiveness, complexity, or clarity. The book will make a valuable addition to any legal collection. -- James A. Gardner, Western New England College This timely volume from the reputable Garland Reference Library of Humanities series is an alphabetically arranged encyclopedia, carefully edited and authoritatively written...recommended for academic and large public library reference collections. -- *Booklist/RBB* |
