Jews and the American Public Square - Debating Religion and Republic

Jews and the American Public Square is a study of how Jews have grappled with the presence of religion, both their own and others, in American public life. It surveys historical Jewish approaches to church-state relations and analyzes Jewish responses to the religion clauses of the First Amendment. his book captures the current mood of the Jewish community: both committed to the separation of church and state and perplexed about its scope and application. It provides the necessary background for a principled reconsideration of the problem of religion in the public square.

About the author

Alan Mittleman is Head and Associate Professor in the Department of Religion at Muhlenberg College and the author ofThe Scepter Shall Not Depart from Judah: Perspectives on the Persistence of the Political in Judaism. Jonathan D. Sarna is the Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis University. He is author, editor, or coeditor of many books, includingReligion and State in the American Jewish Experience (with David Dalin) andWomen and American Judaism: Historical Perspectives (with Pamela S. Nadell). Robert Licht is the editor of six books on the U.S. Constitution and is a lecturer in political thought at the University of Chicago.

Summary

A study of how Jews have grappled with the presence of religion, both their own and others, in American public life. It surveys historical Jewish approaches to church-state relations and analyzes Jewish responses to the religion clauses of the First Amendment.

Product details

• Assisted by: Robert Licht (Editor), Robert A. Licht (Editor), Alan Mittleman (Editor), Alan L. Mittleman (Editor), Mittleman Alan (Editor), Jonathan D Sarna (Editor), Jonathan D. Sarna (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.09.2002
• EAN: 9780742521230
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-2123-0
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 236 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 617 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Judentum, USA, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Bezug zu Juden und jüdischen Gruppen, Politik und Staat, RELIGION / Judaism / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, Politics & government, Jewish Studies, Judaism, United States of America, USA, Politics and government, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities