Jews and the American public square : debating religion and republic
A study of how Jews have grappled with the presence of religion, both their own and others, in American public life. It surveys historical Jewish approaches to church-state relations and analyzes Jewish responses to the religion clauses of the First Amendment.
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x, 375 Seiten
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Chapter 1 Introduction Part 2 Historical Dimensions Chapter 3 An Overview of American Jewish Defense Chapter 4 Church-State Dilemmas of American Jews Part 5 Constitutional Dimensions Chapter 6 Believers and the Founders' Constitution Chapter 7 The Rule of Law and the Establishment Clause Chapter 8 Religion and Liberal Democracy Part 9 Political Dimensions Chapter 10 Jewish Activism in the Washington "Square": An Analysis and Prognosis Chapter 11 Uncertain Steps: American Jews in the New Public Square Chapter 12 The Jewish Debate over State Aid to Religious Schools Part 13 Sociological Dimensions Chapter 14 Jewish Involvement in the American Public Square: The Organizational Disconnect Chapter 15 Public Jews and Private Acts: Family and Personal Choices in the Public Square and in the Private Realm Part 16 Philosophical Dimensions Chapter 17 Jewish Critics of Strict Separationism Chapter 18 Under His Own Vine and Fig Tree: The Contemporary Jewish Approach to Religion in American Public Life and Its Problems Chapter 19 Toward a Jewish Public Philosophy in America