European religious heritage -- Colonization -- Massachusettes -- Rhode Island -- Pennsylvania -- Maryland -- Virginia -- Georgia -- The great awakening -- The American Revolution -- Religious freedom in Virginia -- The First Amendment -- Diversity -- Implementation -- The United States Supreme Court -- Interpreting the First Amendment -- The school prayer case: Engle v. Vitale -- The bible reading cases -- Senate debates: The personal side; the arguments -- Equal access legislation -- The silent prayer case.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-242) and index.