Masters of Illusion : the Supreme Court and the Religion Clauses.

Many legal theorists and judges agree on one major premise in the field of law and religion: that religion clause jurisprudence is in a state of disarray and has been for some time. In Masters of Illusion, Frank S. Ravitch provocatively contends that both hard originalism (a strict focus on the inte...

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Main Author: Ravitch, Frank S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : NYU Press, 2007.
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505 0 |a Preface; Acknowledgments; Building on Shadows; Neutrality; Hostility; Liberty; Equality; Separationism; Accommodationism; The Meaning and Recognition of Religion Under the Religion Clauses; The Ebb and Flow of Religion Clause Principles; The Facilitation Test; Notes; Index. 
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