church and state

In this extraordinary, sweeping history, traces key elements of the modern world back to that single fateful year when everything changed.

A comprehensive list of significant religious influences in United States history; describes practical guidelines for teaching about religion in a public school setting using source documents.

Contains over two hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about a wide range of issues involving religion and the law; and includes a bibliography, and an alphabetical table of related court cases.

Provides a comprehensive analysis of the faith-based initiatives of President George W. Bush during his administration through interviews with a number of Washington insiders; and examines how infighting between various factions within government ultimately sabotaged Bush's efforts.

Describes the religious rights of Americans and Canadians and discusses debates over religious freedom issues involving education, business, military service, public grounds, and hate crimes and profiling.

Examines the 1962 Supreme Court case which decided that official prayers in public schools are unconstitutional, and discusses the continuing debate over the separation of church and state.

Examines the ideas and the arguments of the people behind the decision that would ban prayer from public schools.

Examines the role of religion in the politics of both Canada and the United States, and addresses such issues as abortion, homosexuality, stem-cell research, AIDs, and the war in Iraq.