Religious Persecution and Political Order in the United States

Informationen zum Autor David T. Smith is jointly appointed in the United States Studies Centre and the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Sydney. He earned a PhD in Political Science from the University of Michigan and was a University Medallist and First Class Honours graduate from the University of Sydney. His research focuses on political relations between governments and religious communities in the US and other countries with a focus on Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses. Klappentext This book explains why the United States, a country that values religious freedom, has persecuted some religious minorities while protecting others. Zusammenfassung This book explains why the United States! a country that values religious freedom! has persecuted some religious minorities while protecting others. It explores the experiences of Mormons! Jehovah's Witnesses! Jews! Catholics! and Muslims arguing that the state will persecute a religion if it sees it as a political threat. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Religious freedom and persecution in America: a theoretical overview; 3. Joseph Smith and the rise of Mormonism; 4. The federal response to Mormonism; 5. Jehovah's Witnesses and the flag salute, 1870-1940; 6. Mass violence against Jehovah's Witnesses, 1940-2; 7. The Catholic experience in America; 8. The Jewish experience in America; 9. The Islamic experience in America; 10. Conclusion; 11. Sources and bibliography.

Product details

• Authors: David T. Smith, David T. (University of Sydney) Smith, Smith David T.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2015
• EAN: 9781107117310
• ISBN: 978-1-107-11731-0
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Social Th; Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion and Politics; Cambridge Studies in Social Th
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, Politics & government, United States of America, USA, Politics and government, Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state