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Trumping Religion: The New Christian Right, the Free Speech Clause, and the Courts
Steven P. Brown
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Description for Trumping Religion: The New Christian Right, the Free Speech Clause, and the Courts
Paperback. An analysis of the five major public-interest law firms that have litigated religion cases in the federal courts between 1980 and 2000. Allied with highly vocal, evangelical ministries, such as those of Jerry Falwell and Pat Robinson, these legal organizations argue that religious expression is a form of protected speech. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
Trumping Religion provides a detailed analysis of the five major public-interest law firms that have litigated religion cases in the federal courts between 1980 and 2000. Allied with several highly vocal, evangelical ministries, such as those of Jerry Falwell and Pat Robinson, these legal organizations argue that religious expression is a form of protected speech and thereby gain a greater latitude of interpretation in the courts. The long-term agenda of the New Christian Right as illuminated by this study is to shape church-state jurisprudence in a way that permits free course for the Christian gospel. Steven P. Brown presents his ... Read more
Trumping Religion provides a detailed analysis of the five major public-interest law firms that have litigated religion cases in the federal courts between 1980 and 2000. Allied with several highly vocal, evangelical ministries, such as those of Jerry Falwell and Pat Robinson, these legal organizations argue that religious expression is a form of protected speech and thereby gain a greater latitude of interpretation in the courts. The long-term agenda of the New Christian Right as illuminated by this study is to shape church-state jurisprudence in a way that permits free course for the Christian gospel. Steven P. Brown presents his ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Alabama Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817351403
SKU
V9780817351403
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Reviews for Trumping Religion: The New Christian Right, the Free Speech Clause, and the Courts
"Brown makes a substantial contribution in his analysis of the New Christian Right's legal activities, a subject about which much is heard but little known. His research explores how the religious Right learned from black, labor, civil libertarian, and feminist organizations how to achieve legal victories after their electoral and legislative moves failed.... Highly recommended." - Choice; "Trumping Religion, which ... Read more