The Establishment Clause: Religion and the First Amendment

Levy, Leonard Williams

ISBN 10: 0029187508 / ISBN 13: 9780029187500

Published by MacMillan Publishing Company, New York, 1986

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236 pages. Notes, bibliography, index, some pencil notations/underlining in Chap. 6, pencil notes on rear endpaper. Signed by the author. Pulitzer Prize-winner Levy examines the circumstances that led to the writing of the establishment clause of the First Amendement--"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion"--and argues that, contrary to popular belief, the framers of the Constitution intended to prohibit government aid to religion even on an impartial basis. He thus refutes the view of "non-preferentialists, " who interpret the clause as allowing such aid provided that the assistance is not restricted to a preferred church. Seller Inventory # 43204

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Title: The Establishment Clause: Religion and the ...

Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company, New York

Publication Date: 1986

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition. First Printing.

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Synopsis:

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

Review:

"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.

"Philadelphia Inquirer"

"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"

A lively, informative work and often fascinating reading.

"Appellate Practice Journal"

Levy İis¨ 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"