The Battle over School Prayer How Engel V. Vitale Changed America |
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Author:
| Dierenfield, Bruce J. |
ISBN: | 978-0-7006-1526-1 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2007 |
Publisher: | University Press of Kansas
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $21.95 |
Book Description:
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A concise and readable guide to the first--and still most important--case that tackled the constitutionality of prayer in public schools. The decision evoked an enormous outcry from a wide spectrum of society concerned about protecting religious practice in America and curbing an activist Supreme Court that many perceived to be too liberal and out-of-control.
A concise and readable guide to the first--and still most important--case that tackled the constitutionality of prayer in public schools. The decision evoked an enormous outcry from a wide spectrum of society concerned about protecting religious practice in America and curbing an activist Supreme Court that many perceived to be too liberal and out-of-control.