The Battle Over School Prayer by Bruce J Dierenfield
It has become known to many as the moment when the US Supreme Court kicked God out of the public schools, supposedly paving the way for a decline in educational quality and a dramatic rise in delinquency and immorality. This book helps readers understand why Americans remain divided on how divided church and state should be.
The most readable, entertaining, refreshing, enlightening account of the Engel case yet writtenDerek H. Davis, author of Original Intent: Chief Justice Rehnquist and the Course of American Church/State Relations ""Never loses sight of the crucial fact that the controversy over religion in public schools belongs not to the captains and the kings but to ordinary people whose convictions - and passions - drive them to do what they believe they must."" Joan DelFattore, author of The Fourth R: Conflicts Over Religion in America's Public Schools ""One of the finest studies about Engel and its consequences."" Robert F. Drinan, S.J., author of Can God and Caesar Coexist?
Bruce J. Dierenfield is professor of history at Canisius College and author of The Civil Rights Movement and Defending the Wall: The Minnesota Civil Liberties Union and the War against Religious Establishment.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780700615261 |
| ISBN 10 | 0700615261 |
| Title | The Battle Over School Prayer |
| Author | Bruce J Dierenfield |
| Series | Landmark Law Cases And American Society |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University Press of Kansas |
| Year published | 2007-04-27 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
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