Stevens, Dennis:Religion, Politics, and the Law: Commentaries...

Religion, Politics, and the Law: Commentaries and Controversies
Peter M. Schotten, Dennis Stevens

Product Details:
ISBN: 0534194885
Format: Paperback, 420pp
Pub. Date: August 1995
Publisher: Wadsworth
Edition Number: 1

An insightful study of the theoretical and practical problems raised by conflicts of law, religion, and politics in the United States. The authors provide readers with essential background in the subject by devoting early chapters to the historical and philosophical issues that inform the relationship between religion and politics. Subsequent chapters present specific controversies debated in court, posing problems that are examined and analyzed through the study of decisions made by the Supreme Court and lower courts.