Constitution of Religious Freedom : God, Politics, and the First Amendment, H...

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ISBN: 9781602584198 Publication Name: Constitution of Religious Freedom : God, Politics, and the First Amendment Subject Area: Religion, Political Science Item Weight: 17.6 Oz Book Title: Constitution of Religious Freedom : God, Politics, and the First Publisher: Baylor University Press width: 6.1 in height: 1 in Type: Textbook Number of Pages: 270 Pages Author: Dennis J. Goldford Language: English Item Width: 6.1 in Format: Hardcover Item Height: 1 in Publication Year: 2012 Item Length: 9.1 in Subject: Constitutions, General, Political Freedom, Religion, Politics & State

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Constitution of Religious Freedom : God, Politics, and the First Amendment, H.... In his analysis, Goldford ably demonstrates that the very nature of these religion clauses establishes protection not for religion but for religious freedom. The Constitution of Religious Freedom argues that religious identity inheres not in the nation, but in the individual citizen. Constitution of Religious Freedom : God, Politics, and the First Amendment, Hardcover by Goldford, Dennis J., ISBN 1602584192, ISBN-13 9781602584198, Brand New, Free shipping in the US In a time when the question of American religious identity underlies much political conversation that fills the public square, Dennis Goldford directs his readers to consider the First Amendment. The founding fathers' words, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," are the constitutional means of ensuring, however imperfectly, the American freedom to stand for something sacred. In his analysis, Goldford ably demonstrates that the very nature of these religion clauses establishes protection not for religion but for religious freedom. The Constitution of Religious Freedom argues that religious identity inheres not in the nation, but in the individual citizen.