Religion On Trial: A Handbook With Cases, Laws, And Documents [Hardcover]

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 Trialchronicles 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 inNorwood Hospital v. Munozand 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.

James John Jurinskiis a law instructor at the University of Portland, Portland, OR. He is the author of ABC-CLIO'sReligion in the Schools: A Reference HandbookandTax Reform: A Reference Handbook.Serve[s] a useful purpose by familiarizing a general audience with the many perplexing aspects of church-state issues. . . The author is to be commended for his disinterested treatment of many emotionally charged issues. American Reference Books Annual