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

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

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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.