Please Don't Wish Me a Merry Christmas A Critical History of the Separation of Church and State

Name: Please Don't Wish Me a Merry Christmas A Critical History of the Separation of Church and State
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ISBN: 9780814726846

ISBN-10: 0814726844

ISBN-13: 9780814726846

Edition: 1998

Authors: Stephen M. Feldman

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Whether in the form of Christmas trees in town squares or prayer in school, fierce disputes over the separation of church and state have long bedeviled this country. Both decried and celebrated, this principle is considered by many, for right or wrong, a defining aspect of American national identity.Nearly all discussions regarding the role of religion in American life build on two dominant assumptions: first, the separation of church and state is a constitutional principle that promotes democracy and equally protects the religious freedom of all Americans, especially religious outgroups; and second, this principle emerges as a uniquely American contribution to political theory.InPlease…

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List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication date: 8/1/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 408
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Stephen M. Feldman is Jerry W. Housel/Carl F. Arnold Distinguished Professor of Law and Adjunct Professor of Political Science at the University of Wyoming. His previous titles include Please Don’t Wish Me a Merry Christmas: A Critical History of the Separation of Church and State (NYU Press, 1997) and Law and Religion: A Critical Anthology (NYU Press, 2000).



Preface



Introduction: Different Stories


A Story about the Ways of Power


A Dominant Story about the Separation of Church and State



Origins of Power: The Emergence of Christianity and Antisemitism


The New Testament


The Christian Discourse of Redefinition: An Excursus on Power


The Roman Establishment of Christianity: The First Crystallization of Church and State



The Christian Middle Ages


The Early Middle Ages


The Later Middle Ages



The Christian Renaissance and Reformation in Continental Europe


The Renaissance


The Lutheran Reformation


The Calvinist Reformation



The English Reformation, Civil War, and Revolution


The English Reformation


The Civil War, Restoration, and Revolution


English Political Theory


Church and State at the End of the Seventeenth Century



The North American Colonies


The Early Years: Calvinist Roots


Christian Declension and Revival



The American Revolution and Constitution


The Revolution and Its Aftermath


The Constitution



The Fruits of the Framing: Church and State in Nineteenth - And Early-Twentieth-Century America


The Nineteenth Century


Church and State in the Early Twentieth Century



The Fruits of the Framing: Church and State in Late-Twentieth-Century America


The Supreme Court Intervenes


A Brief Assessment of the Supreme Court Cases



A Synchronic Analysis of the Separation of Church and State in the Late Twentieth Century: Concluding Remarks


Symbolic Power


Structural Power


The Interaction of Symbolic and Structural Power


Final Thoughts: A Political Statement


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index