Religion on Trial - A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents

From colonial times to the present, an insightful examination of how courts have determined the extent to which religion is accommodated in American public life. From the internationally renowned Scopes "Monkey Trial" of 1925, which pitted a public school teacher arrested for teaching evolution against the state of Tennessee, Religion on Trial chronicles key court cases that have shaped the tumultuous relationship between church and state throughout U.S. history.This volume chronicles such groundbreaking cases as the 1991 decision ordering blood transfusions for children of Christian Scientists in Norwood Hospital v. Munoz and the infamous case, Engel v. Vitale , that banned prayer in schools and ignited calls for Chief Justice Earl Warren''s impeachment. The work addresses such inflammatory contemporary disputes as prayer in schools, allegiance to the flag, and the display of religious symbols on public property, and the impact they have had on American society.>

About the author

James John Jurinski, JD, is an attorney-at-law and professor at the University of Portland, OR.

Product details

• Authors: James John Jurinski, Jurinski James John
• Assisted by: Charles L. Zelden (Editor)
• Publisher: Abc Clio Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.12.2003
• EAN: 9781851094912
• ISBN: 978-1-85109-491-2
• No. of pages: 344
• Series: On Trial
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Miscellaneous; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, LAW / Reference, RELIGION / Reference, Religion & beliefs, Reference works, United States of America, USA, Social Law, Religion and beliefs, Social law and Medical law