{"product_id":"religion-and-the-constitution-volume-2-establishment-and-fairness-9780691141145","title":"Religion and the Constitution, Volume 2: Establishment and Fairness","description":"\u003cp\u003eBalancing respect for religious conviction and the values of liberal democracy is a daunting challenge for judges and lawmakers, particularly when religious groups seek exemption from laws that govern others. Should students in public schools be allowed to organize devotional Bible readings and prayers on school property? Does reciting under God in the Pledge of Allegiance establish a preferred religion? What does the Constitution have to say about displays of religious symbols and messages on public property? \u003ci\u003eReligion and the Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e presents a new framework for addressing these and other controversial questions that involve competing demands of fairness, liberty, and constitutional validity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this second of two major volumes on the intersection of constitutional and religious issues in the United States, Kent Greenawalt focuses on the Constitution's Establishment Clause, which forbids government from favoring one religion over another, or religion over secularism. The author begins with a history of the clause, its underlying principles, and the Supreme Court's main decisions on establishment, and proceeds to consider specific controversies. Taking a contextual approach, Greenawalt argues that the state's treatment of religion cannot be reduced to a single formula. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Calling throughout for acknowledgment of the way religion gives meaning to people's lives, \u003ci\u003eReligion and the Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e aims to accommodate the maximum expression of religious conviction that is consistent with a commitment to fairness and the public welfare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kent Greenawalt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.16h x 6.30w x 1.33d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691141145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKent Greenawalt\u003c\/b\u003e is University Professor at Columbia University, teaching in the law school, and a former Deputy Solicitor General of the United States. His books include \u003ci\u003eDoes God Belong in Public Schools?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFighting Words\u003c\/i\u003e (both Princeton), as well as \u003ci\u003eConflicts of Law and Morality\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eReligious Convictions and Political Choice\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40191856836723,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_ee7d5722-78c4-4e85-ab2c-76f70c6f9447.jpg?v=1655905702","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/religion-and-the-constitution-volume-2-establishment-and-fairness-9780691141145","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}