Shiffrin The Religious Left and Church-State Relations

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E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten

Steven H. Shiffrin is the Charles Frank Reavis Sr. Professor of Law at Cornell University. He is the author of Dissent, Injustice, and the Meanings of America and The First Amendment, Democracy, and Romance (both Princeton).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shiffrin, Steven H.

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Staats- und Verfassungsrecht
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Politik, Religionsfreiheit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface ix

Introduction 1

PART I: THE PLURALISTIC FOUNDATIONS OF THE RELIGION CLAUSES 9

Chapter 1. Overview of Part I 11

Chapter 2. The Free Exercise Clause 16

The Court's Approach 16

Liberal Theory 17

Communitarian Theory 18

Free Exercise Values 20

Applying the Free Exercise Clause 23

Chapter 3. Establishment Clause Values 28

Liberty and Autonomy 29

Equality 30

Stability 31

Promoting Political Community 31

Protecting the Autonomy of Government 32

Protecting Churches 32

Promoting Religion 34

Chapter 4. Applying the Establishment Clause 41

Acceptable Deviations from Equality 42

Unacceptable Conformity with Equality:

Equality in the Public School Classroom 54

Concluding Observations about Part I 58

PART II: THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND THE SOCIALIZATION OF CHILDREN: COMPULSORY PUBLIC EDUCATION AND VOUCHERS 61

Chapter 5. Compulsory Public Education 63

Pierce v. Society of Sisters: A Landmark Case 65

The Purposes of Public Education 68

The Limits of Compulsory Public Education 74

Constitutional? Sometimes. Good Public Policy? No. 80

Chapter 6. Vouchers 82

Are Vouchers Constitutionally Required? 82

Wise Policy for Preadolescents? 83

Should Vouchers Be Constitutionally Permitted for Religious Schools? 86

Concluding Observations about Part II 93

PART III. RELIGION AND PROGRESSIVE POLITICS 95

Chapter 7. Religion and Progressive Politics 97

Secular Liberalism 100

Religious Liberalism 106

Chapter 8. The Politics of Liberalism 110

The Relative Political Attractiveness of Secular and Religious Liberalism 110

Religion and American Party Politics 125

Grassroots Democracy, Liberal Politics, and Excessive Religious Hostility 127

Conclusion 134

Notes 137

Index 237

Über Autor(innen)

Steven H. Shiffrin is the Charles Frank Reavis Sr. Professor of Law at Cornell University. He is the author of Dissent, Injustice, and the Meanings of America and The First Amendment, Democracy, and Romance (both Princeton).