American Religion, American Politics: An Anthology
Joseph K Kosek
Abstract
Despite the centrality of separation of church and state in American government, religion has played an important role in the nation's politics from colonial times through the present day. This essential anthology provides a fascinating history of religion in American politics and public life through a wide range of primary documents. It explores contentious debates over freedom, tolerance, and justice, in matters ranging from slavery to the nineteenth-century controversy over Mormon polygamy to the recent discussions concerning same-sex marriage and terrorism. Bringing together a diverse rang ... More
Keywords: American government, religion, American politics, freedom, tolerance, justice, church, state
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2017 | Print ISBN-13: 9780300203516 |
| Published to Yale Scholarship Online: January 2018 | DOI:10.12987/yale/9780300203516.001.0001 |
