Examines the portion of the First Amendment providing for separation of church and state, discusses the history of the clause, and offers a modern interpretation
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"A lively, informative work and often fascinating reading.
"Appellate Practice Journal""
"Levy [is] one of the best of our constitutional historians. . . . This is a strong, admirable book--at times, even passionate.
"New York Times Book Review""
A profoundly intelligent contribution to an issue that regularly gets confused in the hands of superficial commentators. . . . A powerful argument.
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A lively, informative work and often fascinating reading.
"Appellate Practice Journal"
Levy Ýis¨ one of the best of our constitutional historians. . . . This is a strong, admirable book--at times, even passionate.
"New York Times Book Review"
A model of policy history, demonstrating the relevance of disinterested historical scholarship to the formation of public policy.
Stanley N. Katz, American Council of Learned Societies
Levy [is] one of the best of our constitutional historians. . . . This is a strong, admirable book--at times, even passionate.
"New York Times Book Review"
Leonard W. Levy was Andrew W. Mellon All-Claremont Professor Emeritus of Humanities at the Claremont Graduate School. He is editor of the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Origins of the Fifth Amendment.
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