Religion and the state : essays in honor of Leo Pfeffer /ed. by James E. Wood

These essays examine major themes affecting religion and the state in a free society and the interaction of religion and world order. Roger Williams And The Separation Of Church And State / David Little -- The Emergence Of Religious Freedom In The Early Republic / Edwin Scott Gaustad -- The Original Meaning Of The Establishment Clause Of The First Amendment / Leonard W. Levy -- The Wall Of Separation: The Supreme Court As Uncertain Stonemason / A.e. Dick Howard -- The Deity In American Constitutional History / Leo Pfeffer -- The Problem Of Constitutional Definition Of Religion / Milton R. Konvitz -- Corporate Free Exercise: The Constitutional Rights Of Religious Associations / Sharon L. Worthing -- New Religions And The First Amendment: The Law Knows No Heresy / James E. Wood, Jr. -- The State And The Christian Day School / James C. Carper And Neal E. Devins -- Government Chaplaincies And The Separation Of Government And State / John M. Swomley,jr -- Conscientious Objection And The Liberal State / Kent Greenawalt -- Religion And Schools: The New Political Establishment / Norman Redlich -- Religion, The State, And The Public University / David Fellman -- Tax Exemption And The Free Exercise Of Religion / Dean M. Kelly -- Tax Exemption And The Clergy: On Vows Of Poverty And Parsonage Allowances / Ronald B. Flowers -- Religious Liberty, The Free Churches, And Political Action / Franklin H. Littell -- Religion And The New Right In The 1980's / Richard B. Pierard -- Alternatives To Separation Of Church And State In Countries Outside Of The United States / Samuel Krislov -- The Un Declaration On The Elimination Of Religious Intolerance And Discrimination: Historical And Legal Perspectives / Sidney Lisofsky. Edited By James E. Wood, Jr. The Writings Of Leo Pfeffer, Prepared By Freda Pfeffer: P. [535]-572. Includes Bibliographies And Index. Examines major themes affecting religion and the state in a free society and the interaction of religion and world order. While concern is given to the historical and judicial context of the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses of the First Amendment, special attention is given to contemporary church-state problems in American life.