Bibliograph

Should the children pray?, a historical, judicial, and political examination of public school prayer, Lynda Beck Fenwick

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Should the children pray?, a historical, judicial, and political examination of public school prayer, Lynda Beck Fenwick

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-242) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Should the children pray?

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

20491314

Responsibility statement

Lynda Beck Fenwick

Sub title

a historical, judicial, and political examination of public school prayer

Table Of Contents

European religious heritage -- Colonization -- Massachusettes -- Rhode Island -- Pennsylvania -- Maryland -- Virginia -- Georgia -- The great awakening -- The American Revolution -- Religious freedom in Virginia -- The First Amendment -- Diversity -- Implementation -- The United States Supreme Court -- Interpreting the First Amendment -- The school prayer case: Engle v. Vitale -- The bible reading cases -- Senate debates: The personal side; the arguments -- Equal access legislation -- The silent prayer case

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