| Description |
x, 301 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Chapter 1. The First Amendment -- Chapter 2. An Introduction to the Religion-Government Relationship -- The Historical Development -- The Modern Spirit -- The Separation of Government and Religion -- Chapter 3. A Legal Definition of Religion -- Chapter 4. The Origin and Evolution of the Religion-Public Education Relationship -- The Colonial Beginnings -- The Development of Public Education -- The Secular Public School -- The Place of Religion in Public Education -- Chapter 5. The Rulings of the Supreme Court -- Minersville School District v. Gobitis -- West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnett -- People of the State of Illinois ex rel. McCollum v. Board of Education of School Dist. No. 71, Champaign County, Illinois -- Doremus v. Board of Education of Borough of Hawthorn -- Zorach v. Clauson -- Engel v. Vitale -- School District of Abington Township, Pennsylvania v. Schempp -- Chamberlin v. Dade County Board of Public Instruction -- Epperson v. Arkansas -- Wisconsin v. Yoder -- Stone v. Graham -- The Guidelines -- Chapter 6. Religion Studies in Public Schools -- Religion Studies: Objective and Secular -- The Curriculum -- The Teacher -- The Classroom -- Chapter 7. The Minister's Role -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Appendix D. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [275]-293. |
| Subject |
Religion in the public schools -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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| ISBN |
0865540934 alkaline paper $21.95 |
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